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Psalm 118:6
The LORD is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
4Now let those who fear the LORD say that his loving kindness endures forever.
5Out of my distress, I called on the LORD. The LORD answered me with freedom.
6The LORD is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
7The LORD is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me.
8It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in man.
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YHWH’s support comes before the refusal to fear, grounding the speaker’s courage in God’s help amid real distress and human hostility.
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Romans 8:31What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?Both passages question the power of human opposition on the grounds that God is for his people.
Psalm 23:4Even 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.Both speakers connect their refusal to fear with the LORD’s presence and support in the face of danger.
Psalm 27:1By David. The LORD is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?Both psalms question whom the speaker should fear when the LORD is the source of help and strength.
Hebrews 13:6So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”Hebrews repeats the psalm’s refusal to fear and its question about human power, naming the Lord as helper.
Psalm 56:4In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?Both speakers declare freedom from fear and question human power because their confidence rests in God.
Psalm 56:11I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?Both verses pair confidence in God with the same refusal to fear and the same question about human power.
Micah 7:8–10Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.Both texts express confidence in the LORD amid human opposition, though Micah speaks of falling and darkness.
Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed because they …Both speakers face hostile people with confidence that the LORD stands with them.
Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who will be made as grass?Both passages question fear of human beings in light of the LORD’s care for those he addresses or helps.
Deuteronomy 20:1When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses, chariots, and a people more numerous than you, you shall not be afraid of them; for the LORD …Both texts connect freedom from fear of human opponents with the assurance that the LORD is with his people.
Hebrews 11:23By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the …Both texts describe freedom from fear of human power; Hebrews shows that courage in Moses’ parents acting by faith.
Joshua 10:42Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.Both texts attribute confidence or success against human opponents to the LORD’s support, with Joshua describing a military victory.
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People can cause real harm; this psalm speaks from distress. Its confidence rests in YHWH’s help, and human power does not outrank the God who stands with his people.
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