Psalm 118:6

Translations

Modern

The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Traditional

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

Literal

YHWH is with me; I will not fear—what can man do to me?

Latin

Dominus mihi adjutor; non timebo quid faciat mihi homo.

Original

Hebrew

English

The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Notes

Psalms 118:6–7

The LORD is on my side: Compare Romans 8:31; Hebrews 13:6.
God's presence removes the need to fear people (Psalm 56:11). The psalmist joyfully expects God’s rescue (Psalm 59:10; Psalm 112:8).

Psalms 118:5–9

The Lord alone is the psalmist’s helper.

Psalms 118:1–29

The psalmist joyfully thanks the Lord for his goodness and urges others to trust in his loving devotion (Psalm 118:1–4, 29). This poem is the last of the Egyptian Hallel (Psalms 113–118).

Psalms 113:1–118:29

These psalms are called the Egyptian Hallel. Hallel means “praise.” Jewish people use these psalms during Passover, which began when God brought Israel out of Egypt in the exodus. The people recite Psalms 113–114 before the Passover meal, and Psalms 115–118 are recited afterward.

Related verses

Hebrews 13:6
So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Psalm 56:4
In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Psalm 56:11
…in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Micah 7:8–10
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
Psalm 27:1–3
Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?
Psalm 56:9
Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
Isaiah 51:12
“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
Psalm 46:11
The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Psalm 146:5
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Glossary

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Topics

Faith: Exemplified God: Providence of Pressure

Psalm 118:6

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