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Psalm 91:5
You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day,
3For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.
4He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.
5You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.
7A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.
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Night terror and a daylight arrow cover both darkness and waking hours, leaving no part of the day outside the psalm's assurance against fear.
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Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be …Both passages speak assurance into danger, naming threats that surround people while declaring God's protection.
Job 5:19–27He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.Both passages describe safety amid repeated threats, extending their assurance across different times or troubles.
Proverbs 3:23–25Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.Both passages describe security amid possible harm, using a flying arrow and a foot that will not stumble.
John 14:27Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.Jesus speaks peace to fearful hearts, sharing the psalm's assurance that fear need not govern those being addressed.
Psalm 3:5–6I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for the LORD sustains me.Psalm 91 addresses terror at night; Psalm 3 describes sleeping and waking because the LORD sustains the speaker.
Hebrews 13:6So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”Both passages connect freedom from fear with the Lord's help amid threats of harm.
Psalm 112:7He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.Both passages speak of being unafraid when danger threatens, with God's faithfulness and trust in him supporting that confidence.
Proverbs 3:25Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes;Both passages address fear in the face of danger, naming night terror and sudden desolation.
Psalm 27:1–3By 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 ground confidence against fear in the LORD's protection, pictured as a shield or the strength of life.
Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.Both passages describe courage in the face of possible danger, though Proverbs contrasts the righteous with the wicked.
Isaiah 21:4My heart flutters. Horror has frightened me. The twilight that I desired has been turned into trembling for me.Both texts name fear associated with darkness, though Isaiah describes trembling where the psalm declares freedom from fear.
Psalm 46:2Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;Both psalms declare freedom from fear while naming danger, whether a flying arrow or mountains shaken into the seas.
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Anxiety or panic. fear for the future.
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The arrow is still flying in the poem. The assurance against fear rests on God's faithfulness, pictured as a shield: his protection extends through night and day.
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