Psalms
Psalm 91:12–13
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
- 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 91:12
| 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 |
Psalm 91:13
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.