For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.
⛓ Read Psalm 91 forward — the whole chapter and its afterlife →Where this passage surfaces again, sorted by the strength of the link. Each kind of reuse — formal quotation, deliberate allusion, faint echo, figural pattern — carries its own mark. Follow any reference to read it in place.
Quotation2
A formal citation — high verbal volume, often introduced by a saying-formula.
The devil quotes 'He will put his angels in charge of you... on their hands they will bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone' from Psalm 91:11-12 (LXX 90). High Volume verbatim citation, placed in Satan's mouth as a misuse of Scripture; the Deuteronomy reply rebuts it.
High confidenceSatan's temptation (v.6) quotes verbatim 'He will command his angels concerning you... on their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.' Verbatim citation with formula 'it is written' — Scripture cited by the tempter, demonstrating the contest is over interpretation, not knowledge.
High confidence