Psalms 91:15 (LSB)

Passage

He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in his distress; I will rescue him and honor him.

Nearby Context

Psalms 91:13 You will tread upon the fierce lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will trample down.

Psalms 91:14 “Because he has loved Me, therefore I will protect him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.

Psalms 91:15 He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in his distress; I will rescue him and honor him.

Psalms 91:16 With a long life I will satisfy him And I will show him My salvation.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "call", "upon", "answer", "distress", "rescue", and "honor". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "call" and "upon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Because he has loved Me therefore I..." into verse 16's "With a long life I will satisfy...", so "call" and "upon" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "call" and "upon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.