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Psalms 91:14

91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. adder: or, asp
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.

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“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.

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.

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

91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

What does Psalms 91:14 mean?

Psalms 91:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָשַׁק (châshaq), פָּלַט (pâlaṭ), שָׂגַב (sâgab).

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Because
he
hath
set
his
loveחָשַׁקchâshaq/khaw-shak'/H2836to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically; to deliver
upon
me,
therefore
will
I
deliverפָּלַטpâlaṭ/paw-lat'/H6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver
him:
I
will
set
him
on
high,שָׂגַבsâgab/saw-gab'/H7682to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively
because
he
hath
knownיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
my
name.שֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 91:14.

Genesis 4:17

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. Enoch: Heb. Chanoch

Genesis 4:25

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put

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What does Psalms 91:14 say?

Psalms 91:14 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Psalms 91:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 91:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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