Chapter 91
A Psalm about taking refuge in God.
MSB says it is a general Psalm that nothing can harm those who have God's protection.
True of individuals and nations.
However, he says the literal fulfillment of the Psalm will not be until the future messianic kingdom, when it will be true of everyone.
2025 - We "hide" in the protection of God. We do not ever stand out in front of him and wave our sword around at our enemies! HE takes the battle to them, not us! It is from this Psalm that we get:
7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. [Psa 91:7 ESV]. And the ones below!
2022 - These verses:
11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. [Psa 91:11 ESV]
12 On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. [Psa 91:12 ESV]. Aren't these verses quoted by Satan during Jesus' temptation? Yes:
10 for it is written, "'He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,' 11 and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'" [Luk 4:10-11 ESV].
Interesting, reading the two verses from Psalms in context. They are about the state of the world during the Millennial. They are not promises for every single day in the life of all Christians. Not that at all. Satan is trying to nail this prophecy of the far future into the present of Jesus' life. He is trying to make this Psalm "exclusively" about Jesus. That is obviously NOT what it means. This is how deceptive Satan really is. If you make it "all about the coming Messiah" and about how God will protect him - sort of the "conquering King" look at things, look what else it says:
14 "Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. This verse too is what Satan is tempting Christ to take advantage of.
15 When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. Rescue him. Again, see the point that Satan is making by deception.
16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation." [Psa 91:14-16 ESV]. Long life...Jesus knew that was not so. This is where it all breaks down for Satan. This chapter promises long life - clearly a Millennial promise - and Satan pushes Jesus to appropriate this also. If Jesus had jumped, he would have been saying he claimed ALL these promises, including the one that says he doesn't have to die on the cross. This was the one that Satan was getting at. I never appreciated the depth of this temptation.
One further idea...perhaps this whole Psalm IS about Jesus, exclusively, but is about Jesus as Conquering King, and not at all about Jesus as Ebed Yahweh. Maybe not...probably speaking more broadly than that...but then maybe that is exactly what it is about.
Possible FB post if I shorten it up a little.