Reader's Theater: Psalm 91
A Dialogue with God

by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson
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Free Bible Study Christ Powered Life (Rom 5-8)

A reading for four voices based Psalm 91 in the NIV translation

STRUGGLER	O God, I seem to live with fear. I can feel it in the tenseness of my stomach. It gnaws at me constantly. I lie awake at night, I cannot sleep because of worry, because of fear. I don't seem to have your peace any more. Help me, God. Restore my trust.
READER 1	He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
STRUGGLER	Where is your shelter, Lord? Where is your shadow from the burning heat of the sun?
READER 2	I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
READER 1	... my God, in whom I trust."
STRUGGLER	I must say something?
GOD	Yes, say: "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
STRUGGLER	He is my refuge and my fortress.
GOD	That's it, go on.
STRUGGLER	My God, in whom I trust.
READER 1	Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.
GOD	I will protect you from the sneaky enemy who lies in wait to entrap you. I will guard you from diseases that might ravage the land.
STRUGGLER	You will protect me? You will save me?
GOD	Yes, I will be to you like a mother hen who gathers her chicks under her wings to protect them.
READER 1	He will cover you with his feathers,
READER 2	And under his wings you will find refuge;
READER 1	His faithfulness will be your shield and buckler.
GOD	My trustworthiness will be like a shield to you. My faithful character is like a shield you can put up to ward off the blows of the enemy.
STRUGGLER	Lord, you will protect me?
GOD	Yes. I desire to take away your fear and replace it with peace.
READER 1	You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
STRUGGLER	Day and night you will be with me?
GOD	Yes.
READER 1	Neither will you fear the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
READER 2	nor the plague that destroys at midday.
STRUGGLER	In darkness and light you will watch out for me and care for me?
GOD	Yes.
STRUGGLER	But around me people are falling like flies.
READER 1	A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, But it will not come near you.
STRUGGLER	How can that be?
READER 2	You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
STRUGGLER	How can I have this peace in the midst of turmoil?
READER 1	If you make the Most High your dwelling -- Even the Lord, who is you refuge!
READER 2	Then no harm will befall you, No disaster will come near your tent.
GOD	You are not alone, you know. I have placed my angels around about you. My angels are protecting you.
READER 1	For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
READER 2	They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
GOD	What's more, I will give you power over your enemies:
READER 1	You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
READER 2	You will trample the great lion and the serpent.
GOD	This is my assurance to you...
READER 1	"Because you love me," says the LORD, "I will rescue you.
READER 2	I will protect you, for you know me and acknowledge the power of my name.
READER 1	You will call upon me, and I will answer you;
READER 2	I will be with you in trouble,
READER 1	I will deliver you and honor you.
READER 2	With long life will I satisfy you
READERS 1 & 2	And show you my salvation.
STRUGGLER	God, will do that for me?
GOD	Yes. I am the One who personally helps and delivers you.
READER 1	You will call upon me, and I will answer you;
READER 2	I will be with you in trouble,
READER 1	And show you my salvation.
READER 2	Yes, show you my salvation.
STRUGGLER	Your peace, O God?
GOD	Yes, my peace.
STRUGGLER	And how do I find your peace, O Lord? How do I live free from the grip of fear?
READER 1	Dwell in the shelter of the Most High, my child.
READER 2	Rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
STRUGGLER	Rest?
READERS 1 & 2	Trust!
GOD	Yes, trust -- and rest in me!

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