King James Version
Psalms 91:11 in the King James Version says “For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 91 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”
Psalms 91:11 · KJV
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. adder: or, asp
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“For he shall give his angels”
H4397a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
“over thee to keep”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“thee in all thy ways”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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