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Psalm 91

Psa. 91:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thouq shalt tread
darak (Hebrew #1869)
to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
KJV usage: archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.
Pronounce: daw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
upon the lion
shachal (Hebrew #7826)
a lion (from his characteristic roar)
KJV usage: (fierce) lion.
Pronounce: shakh'-al
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to roar
and κadder
pethen (Hebrew #6620)
an asp (from its contortions)
KJV usage: adder.
Pronounce: peh'-then
Origin: from an unused root meaning to twist
: the young lion
kphiyr (Hebrew #3715)
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
KJV usage: (young) lion, village. Compare 3723.
Pronounce: kef-eer'
Origin: from 3722
and the dragon
tanniyn (Hebrew #8577)
intensive from the same as 8565; a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
KJV usage: dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.
Pronounce: tan-neen'
Origin: or tanniym (Ezek. 29:3) {tan-neem'}
shalt thou trample under feet
ramac (Hebrew #7429)
to tread upon (as a potter, in walking or abusively)
KJV usage: oppressor, stamp upon, trample (under feet), tread (down, upon).
Pronounce: raw-mas'
Origin: a primitive root
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Job 5:23• 23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. (Job 5:23)
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or, asp.

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Adder,
Dragon,
Lion

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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tread.
Judg. 14:5‑6• 5And Samson went down, and his father and his mother, to Timnathah; and they came to the vineyards of Timnathah. And behold, a young lion roared against him;
 6and the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he rent it as one rends a kid, and nothing was in his hand. And he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done. (Judg. 14:5‑6)
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Job 5:23• 23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. (Job 5:23)
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1 Sam. 17:37• 37And David said, Jehovah who delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and Jehovah be with thee. (1 Sam. 17:37)
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Dan. 6:22• 22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. (Dan. 6:22)
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2 Tim. 4:17• 17But the Lord stood with me, and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all those of the nations should hear; and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth. (2 Tim. 4:17)
adder.
or, asp.
Psa. 58:4• 4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder which stoppeth her ear; (Psa. 58:4)
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Mark 16:18• 18they shall take up serpents; and if they should drink any deadly thing it shall not injure them; they shall lay hands upon the infirm, and they shall be well. (Mark 16:18)
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Acts 28:3‑6• 3And Paul having gathered a certain quantity of sticks together in a bundle and laid it on the fire, a viper coming out from the heat seized his hand.
 4And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, though saved out of the sea, Nemesis has not allowed to live.
 5*He* however, having shaken off the beast into the fire, felt no harm.
 6But *they* expected that he would have swollen or fallen down suddenly dead. But when they had expected a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god. (Acts 28:3‑6)
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Rom. 3:13• 13their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison is under their lips: (Rom. 3:13)
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Rom. 16:20• 20But the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (Rom. 16:20)
the dragon.
Isa. 27:1• 1In that day Jehovah, with his sore and great and strong sword, will visit leviathan the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea. (Isa. 27:1)
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Rev. 12:9• 9And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Rev. 12:9)
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Rev. 20:1‑2• 1And I saw an angel descending from the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.
 2And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, (Rev. 20:1‑2)
• He will triumph over all the power of the devil, whether coming against Him as the lion, the adder, or the dragon. As the lion, the devil wields a destructive power over man; as the adder, he beguiles men (2 Cor. 11:3); as the dragon he persecutes (Rev. 12). (“Psalms 91” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thou shalt tread upon the lionc and the adder; the young lion and the dragond shalt thou trample under foot.

JND Translation Notes

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c
Strictly, "a fierce lion," Job 4.10.
d
Or "sea-monster," or "serpent." see Note, Gen. 1.21.