“A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.”
Safety amid general danger: "A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you." The vast numbers falling around emphasize the severity of the general peril while the protected one remains untouched. The specific numbers (thousand, ten thousand) suggest overwhelming threat.
Church Fathers on Psalms 91:7
1. This Psalm is that from which the Devil dared to tempt our Lord Jesus Christ: let us therefore attend to it, that thus armed, we may be enabled to resist the tempter, not presuming in ourselves, but in Him who before us was tempted, that we might not be overcome when tempted. Temptation to Him was not necessary: the temptation of Christ is our learning, but if we listen to His answers to the devil, in order that, when ourselves are tempted, we may answer in like manner, we…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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