# Psalms 91.11 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 9. For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation; 10. There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent. > > **11. For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.** > > 12. They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under foot. (Psalms 91:9-13, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 9. Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place, 10. no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling. > > **11. For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.** > > 12. They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone. 13. You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot. (Psalms 91:9-13, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 9. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10. There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. > > **11. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.** > > 12. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. adder: or, asp (Psalms 91:9-13, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 9. (For Thou, O Jehovah, [art] my refuge,) The Most High thou madest thy habitation. 10. Evil happeneth not unto thee, And a plague cometh not near thy tent, > > **11. For His messengers He chargeth for thee, To keep thee in all thy ways,** > > 12. On the hands they bear thee up, Lest thou smite against a stone thy foot. 13. On lion and asp thou treadest, Thou trampest young lion and dragon. (Psalms 91:9-13, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/), via [Psalms 91.11-12](/codex/psalms-91-11-12/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.