Psalms 90:14 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Psalms 90:15 He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: I am with him in tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him.

Psalms 90:16 I will fill him with length of days; and I will shew him my salvation.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hoped", "deliver", "protect", "hath", "known", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hoped" and "deliver", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Thou shalt walk upon the asp and..." into verse 15's "He shall cry to me and I...", so "hoped" and "deliver" 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 "hoped" and "deliver" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.