Psalms 91:12 (WEB)

Passage

They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.

Nearby Context

Psalms 91:10 no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

Psalms 91:11 For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

Psalms 91:12 They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.

Psalms 91:13 You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.

Psalms 91:14 “Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "For he will put his angels in..." into verse 13's "You will tread on the lion and...", so "bear" and "hands" 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 "bear" and "hands" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.