Psalm 91:13
“Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 91Meaning
Within “Refuge, angels, and threatening powers,” verse 13 uses lion and serpent imagery to portray triumph over threatening and dangerous forces; this detail advances the unit's argument and should not be detached from the whole psalm.
Read carefully
Read Psalm 91:13 inside its literary unit and the movement of Psalm 91; its imagery and claims are constrained by that context.
Reflection
Respond to the verse's specific emphasis — uses lion and serpent imagery to portray triumph over threatening and dangerous forces — while reading it together with the surrounding lines of Psalm 91.