New English Translation
Psalms 91:13
13You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.
Psalms 91:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
- New International Version (NIV)You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
Context of Psalms 91:13
11For 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. You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent. 14The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me. 15When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.
Read all of Psalms 91Psalms 91:13 word by word
עַל־שַׁ֣חַל וָפֶ֣תֶן תִּדְרֹ֑ךְ תִּרְמֹ֖ס כְּפִ֣יר וְתַנִּֽין׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 91:13
- Judges 14:5Samson went down to Timnah. When he approached the vineyards of Timnah, he saw a roaring young lion attacking him.
- Job 5:23For you will have a pact with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
- 1 Samuel 17:37David went on to say, “The Lord who delivered me from the lion and the bear will also deliver me from the hand of this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David, “Go! The Lord will be with you.”
- Daniel 6:22My God sent his angel and closed the lions’ mouths so that they have not harmed me, because I was found to be innocent before him. Nor have I done any harm to you, O king.”
- 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!
- Psalms 58:4Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,
- Mark 16:18they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well.”
- Acts 28:3When Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.
- Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”
- Romans 16:20The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
- Isaiah 27:1At that time the Lord will punish with his destructive, great, and powerful sword Leviathan the fast-moving serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent; he will kill the sea monster.
- Revelation 12:9So that huge dragon – the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world – was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.
- Revelation 20:1Then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.
Commentaries on Psalms 91:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder - Even the king of the forest shall not be able to injure thee; should one of these attack thee, the angels whom God sends will give thee an easy victory over him. And even the asp, (פתן pethen ), one of the most venomous of serpents, shall not be able to injure thee. The asp is a very small serpent, and peculiar to Egypt and Libya. Its poison kills without the possibility of a remedy. Those who are bitten by it…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder - Thou shalt be safe among dangers, as if the rage of the lion were restrained, and he became like a lamb, and as if the poisonous tooth of the serpent were extracted. Compare Mark 16:18. The word used here to denote the “lion” is a poetic term, not employed in prose. The word rendered “adder” is, in the margin, asp. The Hebrew word - פתן pethen - commonly means viper, asp, or adder. See Job 20:14, note; Job 20:16…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. 1313. Even the fiercest, strongest, and most insidious animals may be trampled on with impunity.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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