“‘On their hands,
They will bear you up.
Thus,
You will not dash
Your foot
Against a stone.’”
καὶ ὅτι ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε μή ποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου.
Luke is very similar to Matthew, chapter 4:6. Once again, the devil had said that if Jesus was truly the Son of God, he could throw himself down. Then God’s angels would catch him. Luke indicated that the devil, citing Psalm 91:11-12, said that God would command these angels to protect him. With their hands, they would bear him up (καὶ ὅτι ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἀροῦσίν σε), as if angels had hands. Thus, he would not dash or strike his foot against a stone (μή ποτε προσκόψῃς πρὸς λίθον τὸν πόδα σου). These angels would catch him in their hands so that his feet would never touch the ground. Yahweh, in this original psalm was going to send his angels to protect the good ones, so that they would never stub their feet on any stones.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 