Psalm 91

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Psalms • תהילים (Tehilim)

Psalm 23 • Psalm 30 • Psalm 51 • Psalm 67
Psalm 74 • Psalm 83 • Psalm 89 • Psalm 91
Psalm 92 • Psalm 95 • Psalm 98 • Psalm 100
Psalm 103 • Psalm 104 • Psalm 109 • Psalm 119
Psalm 130 • Psalm 137 • Psalm 151 • Psalms 152–155
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Psalm 91 (Greek numbering: Psalm 90), referred to by its Latin title Qui habitat (after its first line, "Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the Most High"), is known as the Psalm of Protection. As a religious song, this Psalm is commonly invoked in times of hardship.

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[edit] Liturgical use

In a Jewish context, it is read seven times during a burial ceremony. It is recited before bed and is included in the Shabbat morning service prayers.

In Western Christianity it is often sung or recited during services of Compline.[1] In the Revised Common Lectionary (Year C)[2] the psalm is appointed for the first Sunday in Lent, linking it to the Gospel of Luke, chapter 4, the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, where the devil misuses this psalm.

In Eastern Orthodoxy it is used in the prayers of the Sixth Hour.

[edit] Musical Settings

A setting for Psalm 91 was composed by Felix Mendelssohn.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ An Order for Night Prayer (Compline). Church of England. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  2. ^ (1997) The Christian Year: Calendar, Lectionary and Collects. Church House Publishing, Church of England. ISBN 0-7151-3799-9. 

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