In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid. What can mankind do to me?
Parallel translations
- WEB I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- KJV In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
- BSB in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- NKJV In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- NLT I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?
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Quick answer
Trusting God, David declares he will not fear what man can do. It restates the refrain of fearless faith.
Overview
David repeats his resolve to trust God and not be afraid, asking what man can do to him. The refrain frames his lament with confident faith. Hebrews takes up the same triumphant question to encourage believers facing human threats (Hebrews 13:6).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ps 27:1By David. Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
- Isa 51:12–13“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who will be made as grass?
- Isa 51:7–8“Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law: Don’t fear the reproach of men, and don’t be dismayed at their insults.
- Ps 112:7–8He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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