Psalms 91:15
in Psalms 91When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
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ASV
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him.
KJV
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
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This verse in Psalms 91
Commentary
15 notes on this verseTruly the devil, like a devil, interprets concerning the Savior what is not concerning the Savior. For if the whole psalm is about the Savior, as you interpret it, O devil, then it is about him too what is said: I will protect him, because he has known my name. That is, I the Father will protect my Son. Let me interpret it, devil, as you understand it. Let us see whether the sense holds. I will protect him, because he has known my name: that is, I the Father my Son.
This site's exposition
Because he loves Me
on Psalms 91:14-16
God speaks for Himself in the last three verses, after thirteen spoken about Him. The reason given is love and the knowledge of His name. Deliverance, an answer, His presence in trouble, honor and long life are all promised to the man who calls.
This site's exposition
I will be with him in trouble
The verse runs in order: he calls, God answers, God stands with him, God delivers and honors him. Trouble is assumed, and the promise is what God does inside it. His company comes before the way out.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"He shall call upon me, and I will hear him: yea, I am with him in trouble." Fear not when thou art in trouble, as if the Lord were not with thee. Let faith be with thee, and God is with thee in thy trouble. There are waves on the sea, and thou art tossed in thy bark, because Christ sleepeth. Christ slept in the ship, while the men were perishing. If thy faith sleep in thy heart, Christ is as it were sleeping in thy ship: because Christ dwelleth in thee through faith, when thou beginnest to be tossed, awake Christ sleeping: rouse up thy faith, and thou shalt be assured that He deserts thee not. But thou thinkest thou art forsaken, because He rescueth thee not when thou thyself dost wish. He delivered the Three Children from the fire? Did He, who did this, desert the Maccabees? God forbid! He delivered both of these: the first bodily, that the faithless might be confounded; the last spiritually, that the faithful might imitate them. "I will deliver him, and bring him to honour."
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Many think that to Christ, as Mediator, these promises do primarily belong ( Isa. xlix. 2 ), not because to him the devil applied one of these promises ( Matt. iv. 6 ), but because to him they are very applicable, and, coming through him, they are more sweet and sure to all believers.
), denoting a double deliverance, living and dying, a deliverance in trouble and a deliverance out of trouble. If God proportions the degree and continuance of our troubles to our strength, if he keeps us from offending him in our troubles, and makes our death our discharge, at length, from all our troubles, then this promise is fulfilled.
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(3.) That herein he will answer their prayers: He shall call upon me; I will pour upon him the spirit of prayer, and then I will answer, answer by promises ( Ps. lxxxv. 8 ), answer by providences, bringing in seasonable relief, and answer by graces, strengthening them with strength in their souls ( Ps. cxxxviii.
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He shall call upon me, and I will answer him,.... God is to be invoked by prayer, and to be called upon in every time of trouble, in faith and with fervency, in truth and uprightness, and sincerity of soul; and he himself directs and encourages to it, and promises an answer, which he always sooner or later gives; for he is a God hearing and answering prayer; see Psa 50:
7 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Some make this to be spoken to the angels as the reason of the charge given them concerning the saints, as if he had said, "Take care of them, for they are dear to me, and I have a tender concern for them." And now, as before, we must observe, 1. To whom these promises do belong; they are described by three characters:-- (1.) They are such as know God's name.
The Nineteenth Century6 voices
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him. He will have need to pray, he will be led to pray aright and the answer shall surely come. Saints are first called of God and then they call upon God; such calls as theirs always obtain answers. Not without prayer will the blessing come to the most favoured, but by means of prayer they shall receive all good things. I will be with him in trouble, or "I am with him in trouble." Heirs of heaven are conscious of a special divine presence in times of severe trial.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him. He will have need to pray, he will be led to pray aright and the answer shall surely come. Saints are first called of God and then they call upon God; such calls as theirs always obtain answers. Not without prayer will the blessing come to the most favoured, but by means of prayer they shall receive all good things. I will be with him in trouble, or "I am with him in trouble." Heirs of heaven are conscious of a special divine presence in times of severe trial. God is always near in sympathy and in power to help his tried ones. I will deliver him, and honour him. The man honours God, and God honours him. Believers are not delivered or preserved in a way which lowers them, and makes them feel themselves degraded; far from it, the Lord's salvation bestows honour upon those it delivers. God first gives us conquering grace, and then rewards us for it.
A commentator
Charles Spurgeon1834–1892
The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3416: “Shall and Will” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) · Written before 1892.
proposed
THIS Psalm is full to the very brim of exceedingly great and precious promises, nor is our text the least choice of them all. We have here two pearls. I am not sufficient merchantman to be able to say which is the more precious, but I am certain that the two put together are priceless beyond all computation! "He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him." "He shall call upon Me." Prayer is, itself, a blessing. The desire to pray, the disposition to pray, the resolve, the determination to pray—what hopeful, healthy symptoms these are! But to be able to pray—ah, what some might give if they could put forth their soul's strength in this cheering exercise! Then comes the Divine engagement favorably to hear prayer, "And I will answer him." What would some give, especially the lost—those beyond the reach of mercy—if they could but hope that their cry of anguish could meet with a response of pity! That God would answer them, even if it were to relieve, though it might not be to remove their torments! We have this privilege. Prayer is encouraged and prayer is answered! These two are stars which shine in the Christian's sky, lit up by God to lead him to the land where darkness shall be all unknown! We have no time for a preface, therefore let us at once notice that prayer must be offered—and that prayer must be answered. I. THERE MUST BE PRAYER. "He shall call upon Me." It is not said, "I will give him this and that without his praying." He that asks receives. To him that knocks it shall be opened. He that seeks finds. The asking, the knocking, the seeking must come before the reception—the opening of the door and the finding. This is God's way.
A commentator
Charles Spurgeon1834–1892
The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3416: “Shall and Will” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) · Written before 1892.
proposed
THIS Psalm is full to the very brim of exceedingly great and precious promises, nor is our text the least choice of them all. We have here two pearls. I am not sufficient merchantman to be able to say which is the more precious, but I am certain that the two put together are priceless beyond all computation! "He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him." "He shall call upon Me." Prayer is, itself, a blessing. The desire to pray, the disposition to pray, the resolve, the determination to pray—what hopeful, healthy symptoms these are!
He shall call upon me - He must continue to pray; all his blessings must come in this way, when he calls, I will answer him - I will give him whatever is best for him. I will be with him in trouble - Literally, I am with him. עמו אנכי immo anochi; as soon as the trouble comes, I are there. I will deliver him - For his good I may permit him to be exercised for a time, but delivered he shall be. And honor him - אכבדהו acabbedehu, “I will glorify him.” I will load him with honor; that honor that comes from God. I will even show to men how highly I prize such.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
He shall call upon me - He shall have the privilege of calling on me in prayer; and he will do it. And I will answer him - I will regard his supplications, and will grant his requests. There could be no greater privilege - no more precious promise - than this. I will be with him in trouble - I will stand by him; I will not forsake him. I will deliver him, and honor him - I will not only rescue him from danger, but I will exalt him to honor. I will recognize him as my friend, and will regard and treat him as such. On earth he shall be treated as my friend; in another world he shall be exalted to honor among the redeemed, and become the associate of holy beings forever.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יִקְרָאֵ֨נִי׀ | yikraeni | he will call out to me | H7121 → | 733 times |
| וְֽאֶעֱנֵ֗הוּ | veeenehu | and I will answer him | H6030 → | 331 times |
| עִמּֽוֹ־ | ʾimov- | [will be] with him | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| אָנֹכִ֥י | ʾanokhi | I | H595 → | 359 times |
| בְצָרָ֑ה | vetzarah | in trouble | H6869 → | 73 times |
| אֲ֝חַלְּצֵ֗הוּ | ʾachaletzehu | I will rescue him | H2502 → | 44 times |
| וַֽאֲכַבְּדֵֽהוּ׃ | vaakhabedehu | and I will honor him | H3513 → | 113 times |
יִקְרָאֵ֨נִי׀he will call out to me
yikraeniH7121 →733 times
וְֽאֶעֱנֵ֗הוּand I will answer him
veeenehuH6030 →331 times
עִמּֽוֹ־[will be] with him
ʾimov-H5973 →1050 times
אָנֹכִ֥יI
ʾanokhiH595 →359 times
בְצָרָ֑הin trouble
vetzarahH6869 →73 times
אֲ֝חַלְּצֵ֗הוּI will rescue him
ʾachaletzehuH2502 →44 times
וַֽאֲכַבְּדֵֽהוּ׃and I will honor him
vaakhabedehuH3513 →113 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 33:3Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 29:12
Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Isaiah 65:24
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Ephesians 3:20
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- Isaiah 48:6
You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you.
- Luke 11:9–10
So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- Jeremiah 29:12
Through
Isaiah 65:24Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
it leads to
- Daniel 10:12
“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response…
- 1 John 5:14–15
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- Daniel 10:12
Through
Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
it leads to
- Psalms 107:28
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
- Psalms 107:28
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 91; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 4; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3416: “Shall and Will” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; Jerome, Homily 20, on Psalm 90; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.