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Psalms 91:3

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Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
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  1. Psalms 124:7Rank 1 from verse 3
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    7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

  2. Psalms 141:9Rank 2 from verse 3
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    9Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.

  3. Job 5:10–22Rank 3 from verse 3
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    10Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

    11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

    12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

    13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

    14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.

    15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

    16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

    17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

    18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

    19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

    20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

    21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

    22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

  4. Proverbs 7:23Rank 4 from verse 3
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    23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

  5. Proverbs 6:5Rank 5 from verse 3
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    5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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Psalms 91:3

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

deliver

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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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snare

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1. Figuratively, something that catches, entangles, endangers, or brings a person into bondage or restraint. 2. A trap, noose, or device for catching.

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91:1HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

91:2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

91:3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

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91:4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

91:5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

91:6Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

91:7A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

91:8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

91:9Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

91:10There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

91:11For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

91:12They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

91:13Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

91:14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

91:16With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

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