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Psalms 118:6

118:5 I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. in distress: Heb. out of distress
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? on: Heb. for me

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Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do to me?

118:7 The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

What does Psalms 118:6 mean?

Psalms 118:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), יָרֵא (yârêʼ), עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh).

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The
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
is
on
my
side;
I
will
not
fear:יָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
what
canעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
manאָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
doעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
unto
me?
on:
Heb.
for
me

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 118:6.

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 3:21

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

Genesis 6:6

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Genesis 6:7

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast

Genesis 8:21

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

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What does Psalms 118:6 say?

Psalms 118:6 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? on: Heb. for me"

Is Psalms 118:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 118:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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