Psalms 118:6

Psalms 118:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

Context of Psalms 118:6

4Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” 5In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free. The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? 7The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me. 8It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

Psalms 118:6 word by word

יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• The LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• be afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• Whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• can manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Psalms 118:6

• Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
• Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
• Psalms 56:4In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
• Psalms 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
• 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?
• Jeremiah 20:11But 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.
• Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
• Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
• Hebrews 13:6So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

Commentaries on Psalms 118:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The Lord is on my side - Margin, as in Hebrew,” for me.” The Lord is with me. He is my helper. He defends my cause. I will not fear - I have nothing to be afraid of. God is more mighty than any or all of my foes, and he can deliver me from them all. Compare Psalm 56:4, Psalm 56:9, Psalm 56:11. What can man do unto me? - Any person; all people. They can do no more than God permits. They cannot destroy me when he means to save me; they cannot defeat his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7The 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).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. Men are helpless to hurt him, if God be with him (Psa 56:9), and, if enemies, they will be vanquished (Psa 54:7).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 118

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings