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Hidden Traps & Open Threats
Commentators explain that this verse promises God's deliverance from two types of danger. The "snare of the fowler" represents hidden, deceptive threats, like plots from enemies or unseen temptations. The "deadly pestilence" signifies widespread, destructive forces that can overwhelm, like plagues or societal evils.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 91:3
18th Century
Theologian
Surely he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler - The snare or trap set for catching birds; meaning, here, that God will sa…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 91:3
19th Century
Bishop
Snare of the fowler. —The image of the net has occurred frequently before. (See Psalms 10:15 and elsewhere.) Here, as in Ecclesias…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 91:3
19th Century
Preacher
Surely he shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler,
You cannot see it. You do not know it to be a snare. The bird does not su…
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John Gill
On Psalms 91:3
17th Century
Pastor
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler
These are the words of the psalmist, either speaking to hi…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 91:1–8
17th Century
Minister
Anyone who by faith chooses God for his protector shall find in him all that he needs or can desire. And those who have found the comfort of making…