Psalms 91:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:b the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. ”

Psalms 91:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder - Thou shalt be safe among dangers, as if the rage of the lion were restrained, and he became like a lamb, and as if the poisonous tooth of the serpent we...
Psalms 91:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the (h) young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. (h) You will not only be preserved from all evil, but overcome it whether it is secret or o...
Psalms 91:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XCI. God Protects His Own. Psalms 91:1 f. Read perhaps Blessed is he that dwelleth, that abideth, that saith of Yahweh. Psalms 91:3 . noisome pestilence: read, from the pit of destruction. T...
Psalms 91:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

adder: or asp.
Psalms 91:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

13. Thou shalt walk over the lion and asp. The same truth is here expressed in different words. He had already spoken of the obstacles which Satan throws in our course under the figure of a...
Psalms 91:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder - Even the king of the forest shall not be able to inju...
Psalms 91:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He shall give his angels charge, &c.— These verses point out still more plainly the occasion of this psalm. For as the people were not only exposed to diseases in the wilderness, but also to th...
Psalms 91:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tramp...
Psalms 91:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. describes the safety of those who trust in God, and may have a special reference to the nation of Israel at a time when other nations were involved in calamity. The dangers that threatened B...
Psalms 91:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Lion... adder... young lion. — These are used no doubt, emblematically for the various obstacles, difficulties, and danger which threatens life. (For “adder,” see Note, Psalms 58:4 ; “dragon,” Ps...
Psalms 91:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 91:1-16 THE solemn sadness of Psalms 90:1-17 is set in strong relief by the sunny brightness of this song of happy, perfect trust in the Divine protection. The juxtaposition is, however,...
Psalms 91:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Security in Trusting the Lord Psalms 91:1-16 In harmony with the new light cast upon it by the Revised Version, this psalm has been divided as follows: Psalms 91:1-2 , a soliloquy in which the...
Psalms 91:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This psalm is one of the greatest possessions of the saints. It is a great song of the safety of such as put their trust in Jehovah, and contains the Divine assurance of such faith as fruitful. Very...
Psalms 91:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Surely we must be senseless indeed, if we do not view Christ here, when the devil himself hesitated not to acknowledge it. Turn, Reader, to the subject of thy Redeemer's temptation, and observe how C...
Psalms 91:13 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

VICTOR IN LIFE’S BATTLE ‘Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.’ Psalms 91:13 The definite promise, ‘Thou shalt tread upon the l...
Psalms 91:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder ,.... Or be unhurt by such savage and poisonous creatures; as the Israelites, when they travelled through the wilderness, in which were serpents and scorpion...
Psalms 91:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Ver. 13. Thou shalt tread upon the lion, &c. ] No creature shall harm thee, so as to hind...
Psalms 91:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou shalt tread upon the lion The lion shall lie prostrate at thy feet, and thou shalt securely put thy feet upon his neck, as the Israelites did upon the necks of the Canaanitish kings, Joshua 1...
Psalms 91:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Security of Believers. 9 Because thou hast made the L ORD , which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitat...
Psalms 91:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The lion shall lie prostrate at thy feet, and thou shalt securely put thy feet upon his neck, as the Israelites did upon the necks of the Canaanitish kings, Joshua 10:24 . The dragon; by which h...
Psalms 91:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION There is no title prefixed to this Psalm. We know not who is the author of it. The conjecture, which has been made by some, that it was written by Moses, is very inadequately sustained....
Psalms 91:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 91:13 The definite promise, "Thou shalt tread upon the lion and the dragon," was a reference not only to reptiles and wild beasts of outward evil, but to evils in which the deadliness of vi...
Psalms 91:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

A Psalm written for comfort, but it is not addressed to all mankind, neither I venture to say, to all believers, but only those who are described in the first verse. Psalms 91:1 . He that dwelleth...
Psalms 91:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm is sent down to us as an ode of praise by David, written when the pestilence was stayed. The Targum considers it as a dialogue between David and Solomon, giving the Almighty the final word...
Psalms 91:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. A song of faith I. The solitary voice of faith. “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the...
Psalms 91:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm, like the majority in the present Book, is without a title. Jewish tradition, however, ascribed it to Moses—a conclusion which Dr. Kay and others accept as borne out by...
Psalms 91:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Safety of the Believers in Every Emergency. The author of this psalm is not mentioned in the Bible, but the contents and the spirit of the hymn suggest the name of David, the pestilence referr...
Psalms 91:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 17:37 ; 2 Timothy 4:17 ; Acts 28:3-6 ; Daniel 6:22 ; Isaiah 27:1 ; Job 5:23 ; Judges 14:5 ; Judges 14:6 ; Mark 16:18 ; Psalms 58:4 ; Revelation 12:9 ; Revelation 20:1 ; Revelati...
Psalms 91:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Psalm of Security Psalms 91:1-16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It seems to us that the last 4 verses of the 90th Psalm are a fitting introduction or prelude to the glorious security of the believer i...
Psalms 91:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The lion — Shall lie prostrate at thy feet, and thou shalt securely put thy feet upon his neck. Dragon — By which he understands all pernicious creatures, though never so strong, and all sorts of e...

Psalms 91:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 91:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 91:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 91:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 91:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 91:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 91:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 91:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 91:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 91:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 91:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 91:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 91:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 91:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 91:13 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 91:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 91:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 91:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 91:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 91:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 91:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 91:13 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 91:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 91:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 91:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 91:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 91:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 91:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 91:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 91:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes