Psalms 91:13

91:12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. adder: or, asp

KJV

You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

You shall tread on the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shall you trample under feet.

91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

What does Psalms 91:13 mean?

Psalms 91:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דָּרַךְ (dârak), שַׁחַל (shachal), פֶּתֶן (pethen).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

shalt

treadדָּרַךְdârak/daw-rak'/H1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)

upon

the

lionשַׁחַלshachal/shakh'-al/H7826a lion (from his characteristic roar)

and

adder:פֶּתֶןpethen/peh'-then/H6620an asp (from its contortions)

the

young

lionכְּפִירkᵉphîyr/kef-eer'/H3715a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)

and

the

dragonתַּנִּיןtannîyn/tan-neen'/H8577a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal

shalt

thou

trample

under

feet.רָמַסrâmaç/raw-mas'/H7429to tread upon (as a potter, in walking or abusively)

adder:

or,

asp

Topics

Adder Reptiles

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 91:13.

Deuteronomy 32:33

Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

Ezekiel 32:2

Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. whale: or, dragon

Hosea 5:14

For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

Isaiah 63:3

I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

Job 28:8

The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

Job 4:10

The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

Micah 5:8

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. sheep: or, goats

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 91:13 say?

Psalms 91:13 (King James Version) reads: "Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. adder: or, asp"

Is Psalms 91:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 91:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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