Psalm 91 - More Amazing!!

As I continue to meditate on Psalm 91, I see 4 separate IF - THEN relationships. The first one is verses 1-8:

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
My first choice is to decide to DWELL. Only then will REST come to my heart.
As I DWELL [which is the IF part], THEN I will begin to enjoy that deep REST for which my heart thirsts.

2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
Then I will experience REFUGE: protection, safely and comfort
TRUST is feeling secure which really must come before I am willing to DWELL. Thus I enter a continuing cycle of Trust leading to Dwell and on to more Trust. Each cycle leads to deeper intimacy and thirst for personal relationship with my Father!

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
SNARE is something of which I am unaware, inward and hidden. It is much like my heart attitudes of Pride; Lustful desires for comfort, convenience and control; Unbelief that God can do anything in my situation; and my Self-Righteous attitude that I'm better than you.
PESTILENCE is a deadly, virulent epidemic which is harmful and destructive. It is much like the ever-present Secular Culture which wants to destroy our Christian Values.

4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

Even in spite of crushing circumstances [relational, financial, physical, spiritual or mental] which I can't understand or endure in my own strength, God is near, present and involved. He will provide the strength, wisdom and ability to walk through my particular "valley of the shadow of death" because he is with me even when life looks hopeless, terrifying and without purpose.