Passage
On their hands they will bear you up, Lest you strike your foot against a stone.
Psalms 91:12 (LSB)
Nearby Context
Psalms 91:10 No evil will befall you, And no plague will come near your tent.
Psalms 91:11 For He will command His angels concerning you, To guard you in all your ways.
Psalms 91:12 On their hands they will bear you up, Lest you strike your foot against a stone.
Psalms 91:13 You will tread upon the fierce lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will trample down.
Psalms 91:14 “Because he has loved Me, therefore I will protect him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "hands", "bear", "lest", "strike", "foot", "against", and "stone". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hands" and "bear", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 11's "For He will command His angels concerning..." into verse 13's "You will tread upon the fierce lion...", so "hands" and "bear" 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 "bear" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.