English Standard Version
Psalms 91:12
12On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
Psalms 91:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
- New International Version (NIV)they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.
Context of Psalms 91:12
10no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. 11For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. 13You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot. 14"Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.
Read all of Psalms 91Psalms 91:12 word by word
עַל־כַּפַּ֥יִם יִשָּׂא֑וּנְךָ פֶּן־תִּגֹּ֖ף בָּאֶ֣בֶן רַגְלֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 91:12
- Isaiah 46:3"Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by me from before your birth, carried from the womb;
- Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Psalms 37:24though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.
- Job 5:23For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
- Proverbs 3:23Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble.
Commentaries on Psalms 91:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12They shall bear thee up in their hands - Take the same care of thee as a nurse does of a weak and tender child; lead thee, - teach thee to walk, - lift thee up out of the way of danger, "lest thou shouldst dash thy foot against a stone," receive any kind of injury, or be prevented from pursuing thy path with safety and comfort. Let us remember that it is God, whose these angels are; He gives them charge from Him they receive their commission, - to Him…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12They shall bear thee up - As if they took hold of thee, and held thee up, when about to fall. Lest thou dash thy foot - Lest you should stumble and fall. They will protect you so that you may walk safely.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 Whatever happens, nothing shall hurt the believer; though trouble and affliction befal, it shall come, not for his hurt, but for good, though for the present it be not joyous but grievous. Those who rightly know God, will set their love upon him. They by prayer constantly call upon him. His promise is, that he will in due time deliver the believer out of trouble, and in the mean time be with him in trouble. The Lord will manage all his worldly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13The poet again invites the godly to seek refuge in the Lord and enjoy the benefits of divine protection.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-129-12. This exemption from evil is the result of trust in God, who employs angels as ministering spirits (He 1:14).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 91
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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