Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
Making the Most High one's home means deliberately choosing Him as refuge, dwelling place, and Redeemer and trusting Him for safety. Those who do so, the obedient who hold to His covenant, stand under the shield of His power with their salvation secured through Christ. Therefore no lasting evil or plague is allowed to reach them, for He Himself and His angels guard, guide and shield them in all their ways. Even when the last plagues fall and destruction surrounds them on earth, and when persecution, hunger and fear of death press upon them, the faithful are preserved, supplied and kept alive until God permits deliverance. This safety is entered by sincere, humble trust in God rather than in human help, taking His word personally with courage, faith and praise.
Refuge and Promised Protection
To make the Lord one's refuge and the Most High one's habitation is to actively choose the Lord, to make Him one's home and dwelling place, and to trust Him for protection and as Redeemer. Those who so choose Him receive assurance of His love and protecting care and walk safely under His everlasting covenant when sincere, upright, pure, and humble before God. In the day of destruction and calamity, when judgments fall and the wicked suffer, God is a refuge for those who believe in Him and make Him their surety and defense, and they can rely on His keeping care as He preserved Noah in the ark.
God's commandment-keeping people who make the Lord their refuge and the Most High their dwelling stand under the shield of His power. Their salvation is secured through Christ's merits. The verse grounds the promise that no evil will befall them and no plague will come near their dwelling, which is deliverance from evil and plague. Applied to God's church in its greatest peril, this assures that God will not fail it but will deliver it from its enemies.
That protection includes the keeping care of His angels, who guide and shield people from evil, watch over and minister to them, admonish them against temptation, and guard them in all their ways. This promise concerns not only Christ, the Author of salvation, but everyone who believes in Him. In the day of trouble that comes on the wicked, the righteous take shelter under God's wings, His truth is their shield, and He charges His angels to guard them, so a person is not alone but heavenly help is at hand. The eternal God Himself is their refuge for those who trust in Him.
Shelter in Final Crisis
Because the Lord is made refuge and the Most High is made dwelling and home, the faithful are under divine protection in the day of destruction when calamity falls around them. During the last plagues the saints remain on earth in mortal bodies, yet no plague comes near their homes and they need not fear.
Making the Lord refuge and home is the ground of keeping care in the time of trouble, expressed in the promise that evil and plague will not come near the dwelling of those who trust in Him. In that time God's people will suffer persecution, hardship, lack of food, famine and want, yet they will not be abandoned or perish. God will care for them, preserve their lives, protect them from destruction, and provide for their needs, while angels shield the righteous amid hunger and pestilence. Even when they appear abandoned and endure anguish and fear death, heavenly angels guard them and their enemies cannot take their lives before God permits it, so they are to wait in faith, hope, and patience for eventual deliverance.
At the Lord's coming to end wickedness and bring judgment on transgressors of His law, those who choose Him as refuge and make the Most High their home have assurance of His love and protecting care under His everlasting covenant. God Himself becomes their refuge and surety and defense, and they can rely on His keeping care in the coming time of destruction and calamity. Amid earthquakes, eruptions, burning mountains, convulsions of the earth, and commotion that destroy the wicked, the righteous are preserved as Noah was preserved in the ark, kept safe and sheltered under His wings, so that no evil ultimately befalls them.
Applied to God's church in its greatest peril, making the Most High refuge and dwelling brings assurance that no evil or plague will come near, that God will not fail His church but will deliver it from its enemies. While He is a devouring fire to those who break His law and to transgressors, His people pass unharmed through pestilence, tempest, and earthquake, sheltered because they dwell in His protection.
Trusting and Living Promise
Those who make the Lord their refuge and the Most High their home walk safely under His everlasting covenant when they are sincere, upright, pure, and humble before Him. That safety is the assurance of His love and protecting care, given to those who actively choose Him as their refuge and dwelling place. Trust is to be placed in God and not in man nor in the arm of flesh, without losing hold, without becoming discouraged by perplexities, and without distrusting Him in clouds and trials.
The promise is to be read, believed, and appropriated to individual experience by taking God at His word. Faith is to increase and not diminish by looking on the bright side, being of good courage, talking faith, and praising God for His goodness. Making the Lord the habitation brings His promised strength and protection as front guard and rearward, with all heaven pledged to help and strengthen and with power waiting to be bestowed.
Those who are burdened and tempted can trust Him for protection from evil and danger by turning to Christ rather than seeking relief from other human beings, because He can give them rest and help. Making the Most High one's habitation means obeying the truth so that the heart is bound up with God, giving confidence in a Saviour who can heal even when others expect lifelong crippling. David lived this by making the Most High his home, dwelling place, and refuge. Yet even he departed from righteousness and was rebuked and punished by God, but when penitent and humble God forgave his sins and received him into covenant relationship with Himself.
Making the Most High one's home means deliberately choosing Him as refuge, dwelling place, and Redeemer and trusting Him for safety. Those who do so, the obedient who hold to His covenant, stand under the shield of His power with their salvation secured through Christ. Therefore no lasting evil or plague is allowed to reach them, for He Himself and His angels guard, guide and shield them in all their ways. Even when the last plagues fall and destruction surrounds them on earth, and when persecution, hunger and fear of death press upon them, the faithful are preserved, supplied and kept alive until God permits deliverance. This safety is entered by sincere, humble trust in God rather than in human help, taking His word personally with courage, faith and praise.
Refuge and Promised Protection
To make the Lord one's refuge and the Most High one's habitation is to actively choose the Lord, to make Him one's home and dwelling place, and to trust Him for protection and as Redeemer. Those who so choose Him receive assurance of His love and protecting care and walk safely under His everlasting covenant when sincere, upright, pure, and humble before God. In the day of destruction and calamity, when judgments fall and the wicked suffer, God is a refuge for those who believe in Him and make Him their surety and defense, and they can rely on His keeping care as He preserved Noah in the ark.
God's commandment-keeping people who make the Lord their refuge and the Most High their dwelling stand under the shield of His power. Their salvation is secured through Christ's merits. The verse grounds the promise that no evil will befall them and no plague will come near their dwelling, which is deliverance from evil and plague. Applied to God's church in its greatest peril, this assures that God will not fail it but will deliver it from its enemies.
That protection includes the keeping care of His angels, who guide and shield people from evil, watch over and minister to them, admonish them against temptation, and guard them in all their ways. This promise concerns not only Christ, the Author of salvation, but everyone who believes in Him. In the day of trouble that comes on the wicked, the righteous take shelter under God's wings, His truth is their shield, and He charges His angels to guard them, so a person is not alone but heavenly help is at hand. The eternal God Himself is their refuge for those who trust in Him.
Shelter in Final Crisis
Because the Lord is made refuge and the Most High is made dwelling and home, the faithful are under divine protection in the day of destruction when calamity falls around them. During the last plagues the saints remain on earth in mortal bodies, yet no plague comes near their homes and they need not fear.
Making the Lord refuge and home is the ground of keeping care in the time of trouble, expressed in the promise that evil and plague will not come near the dwelling of those who trust in Him. In that time God's people will suffer persecution, hardship, lack of food, famine and want, yet they will not be abandoned or perish. God will care for them, preserve their lives, protect them from destruction, and provide for their needs, while angels shield the righteous amid hunger and pestilence. Even when they appear abandoned and endure anguish and fear death, heavenly angels guard them and their enemies cannot take their lives before God permits it, so they are to wait in faith, hope, and patience for eventual deliverance.
At the Lord's coming to end wickedness and bring judgment on transgressors of His law, those who choose Him as refuge and make the Most High their home have assurance of His love and protecting care under His everlasting covenant. God Himself becomes their refuge and surety and defense, and they can rely on His keeping care in the coming time of destruction and calamity. Amid earthquakes, eruptions, burning mountains, convulsions of the earth, and commotion that destroy the wicked, the righteous are preserved as Noah was preserved in the ark, kept safe and sheltered under His wings, so that no evil ultimately befalls them.
Applied to God's church in its greatest peril, making the Most High refuge and dwelling brings assurance that no evil or plague will come near, that God will not fail His church but will deliver it from its enemies. While He is a devouring fire to those who break His law and to transgressors, His people pass unharmed through pestilence, tempest, and earthquake, sheltered because they dwell in His protection.
Trusting and Living Promise
Those who make the Lord their refuge and the Most High their home walk safely under His everlasting covenant when they are sincere, upright, pure, and humble before Him. That safety is the assurance of His love and protecting care, given to those who actively choose Him as their refuge and dwelling place. Trust is to be placed in God and not in man nor in the arm of flesh, without losing hold, without becoming discouraged by perplexities, and without distrusting Him in clouds and trials.
The promise is to be read, believed, and appropriated to individual experience by taking God at His word. Faith is to increase and not diminish by looking on the bright side, being of good courage, talking faith, and praising God for His goodness. Making the Lord the habitation brings His promised strength and protection as front guard and rearward, with all heaven pledged to help and strengthen and with power waiting to be bestowed.
Those who are burdened and tempted can trust Him for protection from evil and danger by turning to Christ rather than seeking relief from other human beings, because He can give them rest and help. Making the Most High one's habitation means obeying the truth so that the heart is bound up with God, giving confidence in a Saviour who can heal even when others expect lifelong crippling. David lived this by making the Most High his home, dwelling place, and refuge. Yet even he departed from righteousness and was rebuked and punished by God, but when penitent and humble God forgave his sins and received him into covenant relationship with Himself.