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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 with the stones of the field is thy covenant,{HR}And the wild beasts of the field are 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 Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing 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 with the stones of the field is thy covenant,{HR}And the wild beasts of the field are at peace with thee. (Job 5:23)
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1 Sam. 17:37• 37And David said, Jehovah 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 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 by me and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of a lion's mouth. (2 Tim. 4:17)
adder.
or, asp.
Psa. 58:4• 4They have poison after the likeness of the poison of a serpent,{HR}As the deaf adder which stoppeth its 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 on the infirm, and they shall be well. (Mark 16:18)
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Acts 28:3‑6• 3But when Paul gathered a certain quantity of sticks and laid [it] on the fire-heap, a viper came out through the heat and fastened on his hand.
 4And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said one to another, Certainly a murderer is this man, whom though got safe from the sea, justice refused to let live.
 5He however shook off the beast into the fire and suffered no harm.
 6And they expected that he would be inflamed or fall down dead suddenly; but when they were long expecting and beheld nothing amiss happen, they, changing their mind, said that he was a god. (Acts 28:3‑6)
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Rom. 3:13• 13“An open grave [is] their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; venom 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. (Rom. 16:20)
the dragon.
Isa. 27:1• 1In that day Jehovah with his sore and great and strong sword will visit leviathan, the piercing serpent, and leviathan, the crooked serpent; and he will 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, the ancient serpent, that is called the Devil and Satan, that deceiveth the whole habitable world: he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast with him. (Rev. 12:9)
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Rev. 20:1‑2• 1And I saw an angel coming down from the heaven having the key of the abyss, and a great chain upon his hand.
 2And he laid hold on the dragon, the ancient 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). (“Psalm 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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On lion and adder thou shalt tread;{HR}Thou shalt trample young lion and dragon.