Psalm 91:1-16 NET
As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king—
[2] I say this about the LORD, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust—
[3] he will certainly rescue you from the snare of the hunter and from the destructive plague.
[4] He will shelter you with his wings; you will find safety under his wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall.
[5] You need not fear the terrors of the night, the arrow that flies by day, [6] the plague that comes in the darkness, or the disease that comes at noon.
[7] Though a thousand may fall beside you, and a multitude on your right side, it will not reach you. [8] Certainly you will see it with your very own eyes— you will see the wicked paid back.
[9] For you have taken refuge in the LORD, my shelter, the sovereign One.
[10] No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home.
[11] For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do. [12] They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone.
[13] You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.
[14] The LORD says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.
[15] When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.
[16] I will satisfy him with long life, and will let him see my salvation.

Secret place, dwelling place, or hidden place, and whatever else you want to call it is the image of security, safety, protection and covering.
To dwell in the secret place of the Most High is to live in the divine presence of the Lord, sheltering from all the arrows and darts that life throws at us. This is one of the most comforting chapters of the bible. The Lord is simultaneously your secret place and hiding place, according to Psalm 32:7, nothing can attack, harm, or scare you when you “hide in your secret place.”
This is a two-fold security pass, first, you hide in God’s presence which happens to be a secret place that only you and the Lord knows of, this should be very comforting for us. In this place, you experience God’s power of protection and comfort from life storms, while wrapped in His overflowing and excessive love.
Anyone who enters legitimately into the secret place of the Most High, shall be covered with the cloud of God’s glory, that is, the protection of the all-sufficient God. This was initially only the privilege of the high priest, under the law of the OT: but under the new covenant, every believer in Christ has the boldness to enter the holies by the blood of Jesus, and are delivered from every evil.
The secret place, the hiding place, or the dwelling place, shelter and divine presence of God is not an occasional, once-a-while, often or sometimes affair. It is always a way of life. You never leave the secret place. It is a place that you consciously, consistently and continuously remain in. For when the day of adversity comes, you will be glad you are hidden in the Lord according to Psalm 27:5: because the secret place is where you find peace, provision, direction, vision, strength, confidence, perspective and overcome all things. It describes the confidence that believers may have through all kinds of dangers and challenges.
When you are in the secret place, the storms don’t have power over you, attacks don’t defeat you, barriers don’t stop you, sickness doesn’t weaken you and lack doesn’t threaten you because the Lord is a secure defence (shelter, shadow, refuge, fortress) for those who hide in him.
In this secret place, God gives us an eternal view of our lives that keeps us steady in a shaky world, see Psalm 17:8 and John 16:33. The mention of a plague recalls the plagues that fell on Egypt in Genesis 12:17 and what the world faces now with Covid-19. As it happened then, the faithful are always safe in a time of God’s judgment.
The secret place is the only place to run to and remain in to preserve life, destiny and eternity according to psalm 71:3.
Battles are won in the secret place, secrets revealed, strategies and battle plans obtained, promotions for the next level and seasons received and secured, see Matthew 11:12.
The secret place and the presence of God is a place of encounter, a place of transformation and change.
The world calls anyone who hides a coward but with God, hiding in Him is what makes you a giant slayer, find your secret place in the Lord and remain hidden in Him.
Shalom