Psalm 118:6-16
The Message
5-16 Pushed to the wall, I called to God;
from the wide open spaces, he answered.
God’s now at my side and I’m not afraid;
who would dare lay a hand on me?
God’s my strong champion;
I flick off my enemies like flies.
Far better to take refuge in God
than trust in people;
Far better to take refuge in God
than trust in celebrities.
Hemmed in by barbarians,
in God’s name I rubbed their faces in the dirt;
Hemmed in and with no way out,
in God’s name I rubbed their faces in the dirt;
Like swarming bees, like wild prairie fire, they hemmed me in;
in God’s name I rubbed their faces in the dirt.
I was right on the cliff-edge, ready to fall,
when God grabbed and held me.
God’s my strength, he’s also my song,
and now he’s my salvation.
Hear the shouts, hear the triumph songs
in the camp of the saved?
“The hand of God has turned the tide!
The hand of God is raised in victory!
The hand of God has turned the tide!”
Psalm 118:6
Common English Bible
6 The Lord is for me[a]—I won’t be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?
Footnotes
- Psalm 118:6 LXX with me or mine; also in 118:7
Psalm 118:6
Amplified Bible
6
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.
What can [mere] man do to me?(A)
Psalm 118:6
King James Version
6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
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