Psalms
Psalm 91:11–12
11For He will command His angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways.
12They will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.b
Footnotes
- b 91:12 Cited in Matthew 4:6|MAT 4:6and Luke 4:10–11
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 91:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He will command | יְצַוֶּה־ | yə·ṣaw·weh- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| His angels | מַ֭לְאָכָיו | mal·’ā·ḵāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4397 messenger |
| concerning you | לָּ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| to guard you | לִ֝שְׁמָרְךָ֗ | liš·mā·rə·ḵā | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| in all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your ways | דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃ | də·rā·ḵe·ḵā | Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Psalm 91:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They will lift you up | יִשָּׂא֑וּנְךָ | yiś·śā·’ū·nə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine singular, Paragogic nun | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their hands | כַּפַּ֥יִם | kap·pa·yim | Noun - fd | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| so that you will not | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| strike | תִּגֹּ֖ף | tig·gōp̄ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5062 strike, smite |
| your foot | רַגְלֶֽךָ׃ | raḡ·le·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7272 foot |
| against a stone | בָּאֶ֣בֶן | bā·’e·ḇen | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 91:11 Luke 4:10–11 · Psalm 34:7 · Hebrews 1:14 · Proverbs 3:6 · Matthew 4:6 · Psalm 71:3 · Isaiah 31:1 · 2 Kings 6:16–17
Psalm 91:12 Psalm 37:24 · Proverbs 3:23 · Luke 4:11 · Isaiah 63:9 · Matthew 4:6 · Isaiah 46:3 · Job 5:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.