Psalm 91 Study, Part 7
Our study of Psalm 91 continues with verse 3.
For [then] He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. Amplified Bible
We see first we must say of the Lord that He is our Refuge; He is our Fortress; He is our God; we lean and rely on Him and confidently trust in Him. Then He will do the following in the Psalm.
He will deliver us from the snare of the fowler. We know here that the fowler is satan and his evil works with which he attempts to trap us. When we look up the word “snare” in the dictionary, here is what we see.
It is a trap or instrument for catching animals, particularly by the leg. Satan wants to trap us in our walk of life and catch us in his temptations and cause us to trip and stumble. A snare is anything by which one is entangled and brought to trouble. Our enemy wants to enslave us with his evil ways. He wants to bring us to trouble through tests and trials of our life. He attempts to discourage us and cause us to take up offenses and hurts and disappointments. He attempts to trap us into addictive behaviors, yielding to weaknesses of the flesh. A snare is used to bring one into unexpected evil, perplexity or danger. As we stay close to the Lord, guided by the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God will alert us to unexpected danger or evil. We can avoid it. And the last definition of snare that I want to bring to you is this---to be unexpectedly involved in difficulty. It is that surprise attack that satan wants to spring on us. There are no surprises with God. He will let us know ahead of time. In fact, in the book of John we are told that the Holy Spirit will tell us things to come.
Let’s look at a few other scriptures on trap and snare.
Psalm 124:7 We are like a bird escaped from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! (I am free.)
Proverbs 13:14
The law or teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from or avoid the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:27
The fear or awesome respect of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from or avoid the snares of death.
Proverbs 6:2
You are snared with the words of your mouth, you are taken with the words of your mouth.
Psalm 141:9,10
Keep me from the trap or snares which they have laid for me and the snares of evildoers or workers of iniquity.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass over them and escape.
We see from just these few scriptures that the Word of God in our mouths and the respect for the Lord is a fountain of life to us to keep us from the snares of the evil one, which really are death to us, death to our marriages, death to our children, death to our finances, death to our bodies, death to our spirits, death to our souls. Our mouth is our key to our victory or defeat. What we say can snare us or can free us. Words contrary to agreement with the Word of God are words of entrapment into the things of this world to defeat us and bring us down on satan’s level. We will not stoop to his level. We will rise high in the heavenlies with Christ Jesus, seated with Him in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power.
The last part of verses 3 tells us that the Lord delivers us from the deadly pestilence. Actually, pestilence is defined in Luke 21:11 in the Amplified Bible. Let’s take a look at that verse.
Plagues: malignant and contagious or infectious epidemic diseases which are deadly and devastating.
Does that description sound familiar? It is what we are dealing with in the world today. There are all kinds of malignant and contagious diseases loosed which are infectious and could turn into epidemics. They are deadly and devastating. But, praise God, we are delivered from them. You must get this in your spirit man that you are delivered from all of these horrific things that are spreading on the earth. In Isaiah 53:4,5 and 1 Peter 2:24 we are told that Jesus Christ bore every sickness and disease that would ever be known to man so that we do not have to bear them. With the stripes that wounded Him, we are healed and made whole. In Psalm 107:20 we are told that He sent His Word and healed us and delivered us from destruction. In Romans 8:11 we are told that the same Holy Spirit that raised Christ Jesus from the dead dwells in us and He gives life to our mortal bodies. In 1 John 3:8b we are told that Jesus came and was manifest or made visible to loosen, undo, dissolve, destroy the works of the devil. Sickness and disease is definitely of the devil.
We are already delivered from all the devil would send against us, before he ever sends it. I think that is a pretty good deal. I intend to take full advantage of my benefits. How about you? Make it personal. It is for you today.
Because you make the Lord your Refuge and Fortress and trust Him, He covers you with His feathers and under His wings you can trust and find refuge. His truth and faithfulness are a shield and buckler.
For [then] He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. Amplified Bible
We see first we must say of the Lord that He is our Refuge; He is our Fortress; He is our God; we lean and rely on Him and confidently trust in Him. Then He will do the following in the Psalm.
He will deliver us from the snare of the fowler. We know here that the fowler is satan and his evil works with which he attempts to trap us. When we look up the word “snare” in the dictionary, here is what we see.
It is a trap or instrument for catching animals, particularly by the leg. Satan wants to trap us in our walk of life and catch us in his temptations and cause us to trip and stumble. A snare is anything by which one is entangled and brought to trouble. Our enemy wants to enslave us with his evil ways. He wants to bring us to trouble through tests and trials of our life. He attempts to discourage us and cause us to take up offenses and hurts and disappointments. He attempts to trap us into addictive behaviors, yielding to weaknesses of the flesh. A snare is used to bring one into unexpected evil, perplexity or danger. As we stay close to the Lord, guided by the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God will alert us to unexpected danger or evil. We can avoid it. And the last definition of snare that I want to bring to you is this---to be unexpectedly involved in difficulty. It is that surprise attack that satan wants to spring on us. There are no surprises with God. He will let us know ahead of time. In fact, in the book of John we are told that the Holy Spirit will tell us things to come.
Let’s look at a few other scriptures on trap and snare.
Psalm 124:7 We are like a bird escaped from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! (I am free.)
Proverbs 13:14
The law or teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from or avoid the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:27
The fear or awesome respect of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from or avoid the snares of death.
Proverbs 6:2
You are snared with the words of your mouth, you are taken with the words of your mouth.
Psalm 141:9,10
Keep me from the trap or snares which they have laid for me and the snares of evildoers or workers of iniquity.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass over them and escape.
We see from just these few scriptures that the Word of God in our mouths and the respect for the Lord is a fountain of life to us to keep us from the snares of the evil one, which really are death to us, death to our marriages, death to our children, death to our finances, death to our bodies, death to our spirits, death to our souls. Our mouth is our key to our victory or defeat. What we say can snare us or can free us. Words contrary to agreement with the Word of God are words of entrapment into the things of this world to defeat us and bring us down on satan’s level. We will not stoop to his level. We will rise high in the heavenlies with Christ Jesus, seated with Him in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power.
The last part of verses 3 tells us that the Lord delivers us from the deadly pestilence. Actually, pestilence is defined in Luke 21:11 in the Amplified Bible. Let’s take a look at that verse.
Plagues: malignant and contagious or infectious epidemic diseases which are deadly and devastating.
Does that description sound familiar? It is what we are dealing with in the world today. There are all kinds of malignant and contagious diseases loosed which are infectious and could turn into epidemics. They are deadly and devastating. But, praise God, we are delivered from them. You must get this in your spirit man that you are delivered from all of these horrific things that are spreading on the earth. In Isaiah 53:4,5 and 1 Peter 2:24 we are told that Jesus Christ bore every sickness and disease that would ever be known to man so that we do not have to bear them. With the stripes that wounded Him, we are healed and made whole. In Psalm 107:20 we are told that He sent His Word and healed us and delivered us from destruction. In Romans 8:11 we are told that the same Holy Spirit that raised Christ Jesus from the dead dwells in us and He gives life to our mortal bodies. In 1 John 3:8b we are told that Jesus came and was manifest or made visible to loosen, undo, dissolve, destroy the works of the devil. Sickness and disease is definitely of the devil.
We are already delivered from all the devil would send against us, before he ever sends it. I think that is a pretty good deal. I intend to take full advantage of my benefits. How about you? Make it personal. It is for you today.
Because you make the Lord your Refuge and Fortress and trust Him, He covers you with His feathers and under His wings you can trust and find refuge. His truth and faithfulness are a shield and buckler.
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 7:36 PM
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