Psalms 90:12 (DRB)

Passage

In their hands they shall bear thee up: lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Nearby Context

Psalms 90:10 There shall no evil come to thee: nor shall the scourge come near thy dwelling.

Psalms 90:11 For he hath given his angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways.

Psalms 90:12 In their hands they shall bear thee up: lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Psalms 90:13 Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.

Psalms 90:14 Because he hoped in me I will deliver him: I will protect him because he hath known my name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hands", "shall", "bear", "thee", "lest", "thou", "dash", and "foot". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hands" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "For he hath given his angels charge..." into verse 13's "Thou shalt walk upon the asp and...", so "hands" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hands" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.