Psalms 91:13

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“You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.”

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BSBPD

“You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under foot.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 91:13 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 14:5Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,
  2. 1 Samuel 17:37David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
  3. Job 5:23For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
  4. Psalms 58:4Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
  5. Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
  6. Daniel 6:22My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
  7. Mark 16:18they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
  8. Luke 10:19Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
  9. Acts 28:3Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
  10. Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
  11. Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
  12. 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
  13. Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
  14. Revelation 20:1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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