God loves to hide treasures in His Word for those who are hungry enough to search for them.

Psalm 91 is often called the Psalm of protection. It promises that no evil will befall us and no plague will come near our dwelling. But where is the mechanism for this protection?

It begins with where you live.


"Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you..."
Psalm 91:9-10
There is a hidden confirmation in the original Hebrew text of these verses. The Hebrew word for oil is (shemen) שֶׁמֶן. It is spelled with three letters: Shin (ש), Mem (מ), and Nun (נ).

שַׂמְתָּ   מְעוֹנֶךָ
(Me'onecha)
Your Dwelling Place
(Samta)
You have made
The extracted letters form:

שֶׁמֶן

(Shemen) = Oil

If you look at the Hebrew text of Psalm 91:9, you find these three letters encoded in the phrase "The Most High, your dwelling place."

The Shin (ש) in the word for dwelling.

The Mem (מ) in the word for dwelling.

The Nun (נ) in the word for dwelling.

Hidden within the "dwelling place" is the shemen—the oil.

The first time oil appears in the Bible is when Jacob pours it on a stone at Bethel, which means "House of God." Oil is always tied to the House of God.

When you make the Lord your dwelling place—when you abide in Him and connect with His house—you find the oil. And where the oil is, the plague cannot stay.

Protection is found in the presence.