Psalms 91:12-13

Context

91:12 They will lift you up in their hands,

so you will not slip and fall on a stone.¹

91:13 You will subdue² a lion and a snake;³

you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.

Hosea 2:18

Context

New Covenant Relationship with Repentant Israel

2:18 “At that time⁴ I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals,

the birds of the air, and the creatures that crawl on the ground.

I will abolish⁵ the warrior’s bow and sword

– that is, every weapon of warfare⁶ – from the land,

and I will allow them to live securely.”⁷

Romans 8:38-39

Context
8:38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers,⁸ nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers, 8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[91:12] ¹tn Heb “so your foot will not strike a stone.”

[91:13] ²tn Heb “walk upon.”

[91:13] ³tn Or perhaps “cobra” (see Ps 58:4).

[2:18] ⁴tn Heb “And in that day” (so KJV, ASV).

[2:18] ⁵tn Heb “I will break”; NAB “I will destroy”; NCV “I will smash”; NLT “I will remove.”

[2:18] ⁶tn Heb “bow and sword and warfare.” The first two terms in the triad וְקֶשֶׁת וְחֶרֶב וּמִלְחָמָה (vÿqeshet vÿkherev umilkhamah, literally, “bow and sword and warfare”) are examples of synecdoche of specific (bow and sword) for general (weapons of war, so CEV). However, they might be examples of metonymy (bow and sword) of association (warfare).

[2:18] ⁷tn Heb “and I will cause them to lie down in safety.” The causative nuance (“will make them”) is retained in several English versions (e.g., KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV).

[8:38] ⁸tn BDAG 138 s.v. ἀρχή 6 takes this term as a reference to angelic or transcendent powers (as opposed to merely human rulers). To clarify this, the adjective “heavenly” has been supplied in the translation. Some interpreters see this as a reference to fallen angels or demonic powers, and this view is reflected in some recent translations (NIV, NLT).