“And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.”
And said to him, If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, He will command his angels concerning you, and On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. The devil now quotes scripture — Psalm 91:11–12, a psalm of trust in God's protection. The citation is accurate but wrenched from its context: Psalm 91 is a song of trust in God's protection during ordinary life, not a license to engineer spectacular demonstrations of divine rescue. The temptation is to misuse scripture in the service of self-display: if God has promised to protect you, force the situation that requires the protection and thereby prove your status publicly. The misuse of scripture by twisting its intent while preserving its words is one of the most subtle and powerful tools of the temptation.
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