Temple Baptist Church - 2-8-2026
Psalms 91:1-16
Introduction:
A. One of the most notable and quotable Psalms is the 91st. I remember, during the last days of Bro. Merrill Smith’s life, reading this Psalm to him over and over again. He would close his eyes and listen as I read, and the peace of God was in his heart when I finished. The wonder of this Psalm never grew old to him.
1. As Psalm 90 was Adamic, a Psalm of death. Adamic because, through him, all men die.
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
2. Psalm is Messianic, a Psalm of life through our Lord Jesus Christ.
3. Psalm 91 was quoted on the Mount of Temptation by Satan as he tempted the Lord.
B. It is a Psalm that describes the life of the believer from the moment of salvation until he finally reaches home. In these verses, we find:
1. Jesus Christ Is The Place Of Our Dwelling – Verses 1-2.
2. Jesus Christ Is The Person Of Our Distress – Verses 3-8.
3. Jesus Christ Is The Promise Of Our Defense – Verses 9-10.
4. Jesus Christ Is The Peace Of Our Deliverance – Verses 11-13.
5. Jesus Christ Is The Pleasures Of Our Days – Verses 14-16.
C. The child of God is not exempt from all problems but is given the blessed assurance that God will be with us and for us through them all.
1. In verse 16, it says, “With long life will I satisfy him.” Long life is not necessarily satisfying in itself. It finds its satisfaction through the Lord.
2. Without the Lord, many people live long but regrettable lives. They either destroy their lives or end up in an old folks home or nursing home for years with little or no visits. I would rather go on to Heaven personally.
D. Here we find the promise of being satisfied with a long life! Life is not made up of what you have here. When I preached my Mother’s funeral, I used this verse.
Luke 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
E. Life's satisfaction consists of who you are and what you are. It consists of what you have done with and for Christ. It consists of contentment with what you have, not with what you do not have.
1. You cannot find your satisfaction in the things of the world because they are subject to change.
2. You cannot find your satisfaction in money because it can take wings and fly.
3. You cannot find your satisfaction in people alone because they can turn on you.
F. You can be saved and know it, yet still be dissatisfied and remorseful when you come to old age. God wants us to prosper.
3 John 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
G. Here are a few things that we need to find our satisfaction in.
1. Verses 1-2. We Can Find Satisfaction In Our Conversion – Our Dwelling
Psalms 91:1-2 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (2) I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
a. Contentment In His Salvation - Psalms 90:14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. (Where would I be without Christ?)
b. Contentment In His Sanctuary - Psalms 36:8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Psalms 65:4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. (Where would I be without the Church?)
2. Verses 3-8. We Can Find Satisfaction In Our Circumstances – Our Dilemmas
Psalms 91:3-8 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. (4) He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. (5) Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; (6) Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. (7) A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. (8) Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
a. Contentment With His Goodness In Problems - Psalms 37:19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. (I am not always spiritual enough to like problems but His hand still satisfies in them.)
b. Contentment With His Guidance In Problems - Isaiah 58:11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. (When I do not know what to do I just learn to “let her drive” and God controls through His sovereign providence and protection.)
3. Verses 9-14. We Can Find Satisfaction In Our Contentment – Our Desires
Psalms 91:9-14 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; (10) There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. (11) For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. (12) They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. (13) Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. (14) Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
a. Contentment With His Provisions - Psalms 132:15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. (I have enough!)
Proverbs 12:11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Proverbs 12:14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Jeremiah 31:14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
b. Contentment With His Protection, Promises, and Person - Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. (I am His and I am in His hand!)
4. Verses 15-16. We Can Find Satisfaction In Our Commitment – Our Dependence
Psalms 91:15-16 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. (16) With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
a. Content With My Preservation - 2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. (I have eternal, everlasting, forever and ever life!!! Eternally secure and safe!)
b. Content With My Prospect - Psalms 17:15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
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1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. (One day soon, it will be over. I will be in Heaven with Him. I will have a new body. I will have a new home. I will have all that He has. I know that I shall be eternally satisfied!)
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