Psalms

Psalm 91:11–13

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

¹³You will tread on the lion and cobra;

you will trample the young lion and serpent.

Footnotes

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.

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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will tread	תִּדְרֹ֑ךְ	tiḏ·rōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1869 tread, march
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the lion	שַׁ֣חַל	ša·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular	H7826 lion
and cobra	וָפֶ֣תֶן	wā·p̄e·ṯen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6620 cobra
you will trample	תִּרְמֹ֖ס	tir·mōs	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7429 trample
the young lion	כְּפִ֣יר	kə·p̄îr	Noun - masculine singular	H3715 young lion
and serpent	וְתַנִּֽין׃	wə·ṯan·nîn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster

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

Psalm 91:13 Luke 10:19 · Mark 16:18 · Daniel 6:22 · 1 Samuel 17:37 · Judges 14:5–6 · Romans 16:20 · 2 Timothy 4:17 · Acts 28:3–6 · Revelation 20:1–2 · Isaiah 27:1 · Psalm 58:4 · Revelation 12:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.