Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;
- BSB You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
- NKJV You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
- NASB ¶You will not be afraid of the terror by night, Or of the arrow that flies by day;
- NLT Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day.
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Quick answer
The one who trusts God need not be gripped by fear of nighttime terror or daytime attack.
Overview
Day and night dangers, terror by night, arrows by day, cannot master the believer who rests in God. Faith dispels paralyzing fear because God is present and protecting. This freedom from fear is deepened in Christ, who frees us from the bondage of the fear of death (Heb. 2:14-15).
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Cross-references · 19
- Isa 43:2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
- Job 5:19–27He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
- Prov 3:23–25Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
- Ps 3:5–6I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
- Ps 112:7He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
- Heb 13:6So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
- Ps 27:1–3The 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?
- Prov 28:1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
- Isa 21:4My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
- Ps 46:2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
- Job 24:14–16The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
- Job 4:13–15In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
- Song 3:8They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
- Luke 12:39And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
- Luke 12:20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
- 2 Kgs 7:6For the LORD had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
- Matt 8:26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
- Lam 3:12–13He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
- Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
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