9–10. The psalmist in these verses assures people
who dwell in God that they will be secure. Though faith claims no merit of its
own, yet the Lord rewards it wherever he sees it. He who makes God his refuge
will find him a refuge; he who dwells in God will find his dwelling protected.
We must make the Lord our habitation by choosing him for our trust and
rest, and then we shall receive immunity from harm. The dwelling here
intended by the original was only a tent, yet the frail covering would prove to
be a sufficient shelter from harm of all sorts. It matters little whether our
abode be a hut or a palace if the soul has made the Most High its habitation.
Get into God and you dwell in all good, and ill is banished far away. It is not
because we are perfect or highly esteemed among people that we can hope for
shelter in the day of evil, but because our refuge is the Eternal God. It is
impossible that any ill should happen to those who are beloved of the Lord; the
most crushing calamities can only shorten their journey and hasten them to
their reward. They are secure where others are in peril; they live where others
die.
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