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Psalm 118:7

The LORD is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

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.
9It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in princes.
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Notice

Triumph over those who hate him follows the singer’s confession of God’s help, a bold confidence spoken after distress and answered prayer.

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Where else Scripture says this

5 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 59:10My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.Both singers expect to look on their enemies in triumph because God helps them.
Psalm 54:4Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.Both passages identify God as the source of help on which the speaker depends.
Psalm 54:7For he has delivered me out of all trouble. My eye has seen triumph over my enemies.Both passages connect God’s help with the sight of triumph over those who oppose the speaker.
Psalm 112:8His heart is established. He will not be afraid in the end when he sees his adversaries.Both passages describe facing adversaries with confidence, though Psalm 118 names the LORD as the source of help.
1 Chronicles 12:18Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to you, and …Both passages speak of human helpers alongside God’s help, with God’s support grounding confidence.
Where this verse fits

Fear for the future. answered prayer. injustice and anger.

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Encouragement

Hatred is real in this song, and so is help. The singer’s confidence in triumph rests on YHWH, whose help matters more than the strength of human allies.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).