New English Translation
Psalms 91:11
11For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.
Psalms 91:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
- New International Version (NIV)For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
- English Standard Version (ESV)For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.
Context of Psalms 91:11
9For you have taken refuge in the Lord, my shelter, the sovereign One. 10No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home. For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do. 12They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone. 13You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.
Read all of Psalms 91Psalms 91:11 word by word
כִּ֣י מַ֭לְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה־לָּ֑ךְ לִ֝שְׁמָרְךָ֗ בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 91:11
- Psalms 34:7The Lord’s angel camps around the Lord’s loyal followers and delivers them.
- Psalms 71:3Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold.
- 2 Kings 6:16He replied, “Don’t be afraid, for our side outnumbers them.”
- Matthew 4:6and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you’ and ‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
- Luke 4:10for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’
- Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Proverbs 3:6Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
- Isaiah 31:1Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, those who rely on war horses, and trust in Egypt’s many chariots and in their many, many horsemen. But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel and do not seek help from the Lord.
- Jeremiah 2:18What good will it do you then to go down to Egypt to seek help from the Egyptians? What good will it do you to go over to Assyria to seek help from the Assyrians?
Commentaries on Psalms 91:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11He shall give his angels charge over thee - Evil spirits may attempt to injure thee; but they shall not be able. The angels of God shall have an especial charge to accompany, defend, and preserve thee; and against their power, the influence of evil spirits cannot prevail. These will, when necessary, turn thy steps out of the wag of danger; ward it off when it comes in thy ordinary path; suggest to thy mind prudent counsels, profitable designs, and pious…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For he shall give his angels charge over thee - literally, “He will give command‘ to his angels.” That is, he would instruct them, or appoint them for this purpose. This passage Psalm 91:11-12 was applied to the Saviour by the tempter. Matthew 4:6. See the notes at that passage. This, however, does not prove that it had an original reference to the Messiah, for even if we should suppose that Satan was a correct and reliable expounder of the Scriptures…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. 11He will command His angels: Satan quoted these words when he tempted Jesus (Matthew 4:6; Luke 4:10–11). However, God makes this promise for those who obey him (Psalm 91:14), not for those who arrogantly test him (Matthew 4:4, 7).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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