A Textual Study of Psalm 91 and its Relevance to an African Milieu

Abstract

Psalm 91 has been described as a wonderful Psalm that has been a source of comfort and faith development to many who have faced physical and spiritual challenges prevalent in our contemporary circumstances It has the distinction of being misquoted by Satan during Jesus temptation in Matthew 4 6 and Luke 4 10-11 Jesus Christ also used this Psalm to strengthen his disciples in spiritual warfare in Luke 10 19 This paper has done a textual analysis of this Psalm with an attempt to unveil its language structural and grammatical richness The paper has also considered the relevance of this Psalm to the belief system of the Yoruba people of south western part of Nigeria This will enable the Yoruba reader to possess a better understanding of the Psalm The study has adopted exegetical theological and socio-historical approaches