Tree of Life Version
Psalms 118:6
6Adonai is for me—I will not fear! What can man do to me?
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
4O let those who fear Adonai say: For His lovingkindness endures forever. 5Out of a tight place I called on Adonai— Adonai answered me with a spacious place. Adonai is for me—I will not fear! What can man do to me? 7Adonai is for me, as my helper. I will see the downfall of those who hate me. 8It is better to take refuge in Adonai than to trust in man.
Read all of Psalms 118Psalms 118:6 word by word
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִ֣י אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 118:6
- Psalms 27:1Of David. Adonai is my light and my salvation: whom should I fear? Adonai is the stronghold of my life: whom should I dread?
- Psalms 46:1For the music director, of the sons of Korah, according to Alamoth, a song.
- Psalms 56:4In a day when I am afraid, I will put my trust in You.
- Psalms 146:5Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in Adonai his God,
- Isaiah 51:12“I, I am the One who comforts you. Who are you that you should fear man, who dies, or a son of man, who is given up like grass?”
- Jeremiah 20:11But Adonai is with me like a dreadful warrior. Therefore my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they are not insightful and not wise, they will be utterly shamed— an everlasting disgrace, never to be forgotten.
- Micah 7:8Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I have fallen—I will arise. Though I sit in darkness, Adonai is my light.
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say in view of these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Hebrews 13:6so that with confidence we say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What will 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
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