Lenten Season · First Sunday of Lent · Year C

Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 (cf 15b)

He Will Command His Angels Concerning You

March 5, 2028

Guardian Angel (Schutzengel), Bernhard Plockhorst — **Guardian Angel (Schutzengel)**, Bernhard Plockhorst, 1886public domain (widely reproduced devotional painting)

Roman Lectionary

GospelLuke 4:1-13

First ReadingDeut. 26:4-10

Responsorial PsalmPs. 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 (cf 15b)

Second ReadingRom. 10:8-13

Overview & Insights

"He will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways." (Psalm 91:11)

A psalm of confidence promising that those who make the Lord their refuge will be protected from harm, guarded by angels, and answered and delivered by God who honors and satisfies them.

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Commentary

Enduring Word: Psalm 91 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse commentary on the psalm of refuge, including its use in Luke 4.

BibleHub: Psalm 91 Commentaries BibleHub

Multiple classic commentators stacked at verse 1.

Background & Word Study

Sefaria: Psalm 91 Sefaria

The Hebrew text of the psalm of protection.

BibleHub Interlinear: Psalm 91:1 BibleHub

The Hebrew of machseh (shelter/refuge) word by word.

Art & Music

Vanderbilt: First Sunday in Lent, Year C Vanderbilt

Public-domain art selected for this Sunday's readings, including this psalm.

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