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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• 5Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
 6And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not 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• 37David said moreover, The Lord that 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 unto David, Go, and the Lord 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 innocency 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• 17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. (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 that stoppeth her ear; (Psa. 58:4)
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Mark 16:18• 18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. (Mark 16:18)
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Acts 28:3‑6• 3And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
 4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
 5And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
 6Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that 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; the poison of asps is under their lips: (Rom. 3:13)
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Rom. 16:20• 20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. (Rom. 16:20)
the dragon.
Isa. 27:1• 1In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. (Isa. 27:1)
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Rev. 12:9• 9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole 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 come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
 2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which 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.