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12 They will lift you up in their hands,
so you will not slip and fall on a stone.[a]
13 You will subdue[b] a lion and a snake;[c]
you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.
14 The Lord says,[d]
“Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him;
I will protect him[e] because he is loyal to me.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 91:12 tn Heb “so your foot will not strike a stone.”
  2. Psalm 91:13 tn Heb “walk upon.”
  3. Psalm 91:13 tn Or perhaps “cobra” (see Ps 58:4).
  4. Psalm 91:14 tn The words “the Lord says” are supplied in the translation to clarify that the words which follow are the Lord’s oracle of assurance.
  5. Psalm 91:14 tn Or “make him secure” (Heb “set him on high”).
  6. Psalm 91:14 tn Heb “because he knows my name” (see Ps 9:10).

12 they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.(A)
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.(B)

14 “Because he[a] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
    I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

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  1. Psalm 91:14 That is, probably the king