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Psalm 91:14
“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
12They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.
13You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.
14“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
15He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.
16I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation.”
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God’s words, “set his love on me,” connect the promise of rescue with love and knowing his name, making protection a matter of personal trust.
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Psalm 9:10Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.Both passages connect knowing God’s name with reliance on him: he delivers those who love him and does not forsake those who seek him.
John 14:23Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.Both passages connect love for the speaker with a promise of divine care: deliverance in the psalm and a shared home in John.
James 1:12Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord promised to those who love him.Both passages attach a promise to loving God, with James naming the crown of life for the person who endures temptation.
John 16:27for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.Both passages describe God’s care for people who love him, while John names the Father’s love for those who love Jesus.
Romans 8:28We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.Both passages speak of God acting for those who love him, through deliverance in the psalm and working for good in Romans.
Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.Both passages describe love receiving a response, though God speaks in the psalm and personified Wisdom speaks in Proverbs.
Proverbs 29:25The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in the LORD is kept safe.Both passages locate safety in a person’s relationship with the LORD, expressed through love and knowing his name or through trust.
Deuteronomy 28:1It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to the LORD your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that the LORD …Both passages promise that God will set someone high, with Deuteronomy addressing obedience and the psalm naming love and knowledge of God.
James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who …Both passages speak of promises to those who love God, with James identifying the promised Kingdom and the psalm promising deliverance.
Philippians 2:9–11Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name,Both passages describe God raising someone high, though Philippians speaks of Christ’s exaltation and the psalm of protection for someone who loves God.
Isaiah 33:16he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.Both passages use height as an image of security, with Isaiah adding a fortress of rocks and assured food and water.
Galatians 4:9But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you …Both passages speak of knowing God, while Galatians also stresses being known by God and warns against returning to bondage.
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Trouble is still present in the next verse, so hardship does not prove this promise has failed. God pledges his presence and deliverance to the person who loves him.
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