Psalms 91:13 (YLT)

Passage

On lion and asp thou treadest, Thou trampest young lion and dragon.

Nearby Context

Psalms 91:11 For His messengers He chargeth for thee, To keep thee in all thy ways,

Psalms 91:12 On the hands they bear thee up, Lest thou smite against a stone thy foot.

Psalms 91:13 On lion and asp thou treadest, Thou trampest young lion and dragon.

Psalms 91:14 Because in Me he hath delighted, I also deliver him--I set him on high, Because he hath known My name.

Psalms 91:15 He doth call Me, and I answer him, I <FI>am<Fi> with him in distress, I deliver him, and honour him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lion", "thou", "treadest", "trampest", "young", and "dragon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lion" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "On the hands they bear thee up..." into verse 14's "Because in Me he hath delighted I...", so "lion" and "thou" 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 "lion" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.