Psa 91:14 | KingComments | STEP | In this section, God speaks to the Messiah. He guarantees that He will reward the Messiah’s trust in a mighty way. He makes eight promises to Him for this purpose. This section also applies to all who are joined to Christ by faith. “Has loved” and “known My Name” ( ) form the basis of the eight promises of God. “Has loved” is one word, chasaq , and means dedicated. 1. God will “deliver him” because the Messiah loves Him ( ). The expression “has loved” implies the power of the love that Messiah has for His God and that He trusts in Him alone. In that expression, therefore, the thought of “adhering to, clinging to Him” is present. It indicates the great confidence that the Messiah has in His God, Whom He loves. Therefore God will deliver Him from every danger that threatens Him and fulfill His promises to Him. 2. God will “set him [securely] on high” and gives as the reason “because he has known My name” ( ). After deliverance, He sets Him securely on high, making Him invulnerable to attack. This is primarily about the name Yahweh, the covenant name of God. That means an intimate relationship based on Who He is and what He has promised and done as expressed in the covenant. That the Messiah knows His Name means that He knows Who God is in the fullness of His attributes. It points to an intimate knowledge through fellowship with Him ( ). 3. God will “answer him”, for He “will call upon Me” ( ; ). Because of that intimate fellowship, of knowing His Name, the Messiah will call upon Him. He will call to no one else, for the One to Whom He calls will answer Him. We can apply this to the calling of Messiah in Gethsemane. And He was answered because of His piety ( ). 4. God will “be with him in trouble” ( ). This is a precious promise for the Messiah, and for all who are in trouble, but have their refuge in God. God does not leave Him, but is with Him, stands beside Him. He is not alone. That God is with Him ensures that trouble does not become suffocation. We can apply this to Gethsemane as well. 5. God will “rescue him” ( ). God is not only with Him, but helps Him out of the trouble. Not only is His presence in the trouble a pledge, but God also pledges His help to rescue Him. We can apply this to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. 6. God will “honor him” ( ). This is what God has done after Christ has risen. He has taken Him up in glory and crowned Him with glory and honor ( ; ). 7. “With a long life” God “will satisfy him” ( ). The Lord Jesus has risen into an indestructible life ( ). He has conquered death and will never see it again. On the contrary, God gives Him as a reward “a long life”, that is, a life to which there is no end. 8. God says He will “let him see My salvation” ( ). This refers to the end result of God’s ways with the Messiah on earth in the realm of peace. Then God’s salvation on earth will be a fact. This salvation will be seen by the Messiah and distributed to all who partake of it through faith in Him. This is how Psalm 91 ends in response to the problem in Psalm 90. In Psalm 90 we see the volatility of life and the trouble and suffering under the anger of God during the wilderness journey and the great tribulation. In Psalm 91, the volatility of life changes to being satisfied with a long life, and the trouble and suffering change to seeing the salvation of the LORD. We can also see in these eight promises the course of the life of the Lord Jesus, from His coming on earth to His glorification in heaven and His reign in the realm of peace. At the same time, this is the path that every believer walks because of his connection with Him. He first went that way so that every believer can go that way too. The secret of the blessing of that way we see in Him: complete trust in God (cf. ) with Whom He lived as Man on earth in an intimate relationship.

‏ Psalms 91:14

What God Will Do

In this section, God speaks to the Messiah. He guarantees that He will reward the Messiah’s trust in a mighty way. He makes eight promises to Him for this purpose. This section also applies to all who are joined to Christ by faith.

“Has loved” and “known My Name” (Psa 91:14) form the basis of the eight promises of God. “Has loved” is one word, chasaq, and means dedicated.

1. God will “deliver him” because the Messiah loves Him (Psa 91:14a). The expression “has loved” implies the power of the love that Messiah has for His God and that He trusts in Him alone. In that expression, therefore, the thought of “adhering to, clinging to Him” is present. It indicates the great confidence that the Messiah has in His God, Whom He loves. Therefore God will deliver Him from every danger that threatens Him and fulfill His promises to Him.

2. God will “set him [securely] on high” and gives as the reason “because he has known My name” (Psa 91:14b). After deliverance, He sets Him securely on high, making Him invulnerable to attack. This is primarily about the name Yahweh, the covenant name of God. That means an intimate relationship based on Who He is and what He has promised and done as expressed in the covenant. That the Messiah knows His Name means that He knows Who God is in the fullness of His attributes. It points to an intimate knowledge through fellowship with Him (Mt 11:27a).

3. God will “answer him”, for He “will call upon Me” (Psa 91:15a; Psa 50:15). Because of that intimate fellowship, of knowing His Name, the Messiah will call upon Him. He will call to no one else, for the One to Whom He calls will answer Him. We can apply this to the calling of Messiah in Gethsemane. And He was answered because of His piety (Heb 5:7).

4. God will “be with him in trouble” (Psa 91:15b). This is a precious promise for the Messiah, and for all who are in trouble, but have their refuge in God. God does not leave Him, but is with Him, stands beside Him. He is not alone. That God is with Him ensures that trouble does not become suffocation. We can apply this to Gethsemane as well.

5. God will “rescue him” (Psa 91:15c). God is not only with Him, but helps Him out of the trouble. Not only is His presence in the trouble a pledge, but God also pledges His help to rescue Him. We can apply this to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.

6. God will “honor him” (Psa 91:15d). This is what God has done after Christ has risen. He has taken Him up in glory and crowned Him with glory and honor (Jn 13:31-32; Heb 2:9).

7. “With a long life” God “will satisfy him” (Psa 91:16a). The Lord Jesus has risen into an indestructible life (Heb 7:16). He has conquered death and will never see it again. On the contrary, God gives Him as a reward “a long life”, that is, a life to which there is no end.

8. God says He will “let him see My salvation” (Psa 91:16b). This refers to the end result of God’s ways with the Messiah on earth in the realm of peace. Then God’s salvation on earth will be a fact. This salvation will be seen by the Messiah and distributed to all who partake of it through faith in Him.

This is how Psalm 91 ends in response to the problem in Psalm 90. In Psalm 90 we see the volatility of life and the trouble and suffering under the anger of God during the wilderness journey and the great tribulation. In Psalm 91, the volatility of life changes to being satisfied with a long life, and the trouble and suffering change to seeing the salvation of the LORD.

We can also see in these eight promises the course of the life of the Lord Jesus, from His coming on earth to His glorification in heaven and His reign in the realm of peace. At the same time, this is the path that every believer walks because of his connection with Him. He first went that way so that every believer can go that way too. The secret of the blessing of that way we see in Him: complete trust in God (cf. Isa 7:9b) with Whom He lived as Man on earth in an intimate relationship.