You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;
- KJV Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
- BSB You will not fear the terror of the night, nor 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 you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.
- Job 5:19–27He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.
- Prov 3:23–25Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.
- Ps 3:5–6I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me.
- Ps 112:7He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh.
- Heb 13:6So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
- Ps 27:1–3By 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?
- Prov 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Isa 21:4My heart flutters. Horror has frightened me. The twilight that I desired has been turned into trembling for me.
- Ps 46:2Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
- Job 24:14–16The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief.
- Job 4:13–15In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
- Song 3:8They all handle the sword, and are expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh, because of fear in the night.
- Luke 12:39But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into.
- Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared — whose will they be?’
- 2 Kgs 7:6For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear the sound of chariots, and the sound of horses, even the noise of a great army; and they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us.”
- Matt 8:26He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
- Lam 3:12–13He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
- Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.
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