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Psalm 118:6-8
New English Translation

6 The Lord is on my side;[a] I am not afraid.
What can people do to me?[b]
7 The Lord is on my side[c] as my helper.[d]
I look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 It is better to take shelter[e] in the Lord
than to trust in people.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 118:6 tn Heb “for me.”
  2. Psalm 118:6 tn The rhetorical question assumes the answer, “Nothing!” The imperfect is used in a modal sense here, indicating capability or potential. See Ps 56:11.
  3. Psalm 118:7 tn Heb “for me.”
  4. Psalm 118:7 tn Heb “among my helpers.” The preposition may indicate identity here, while the plural may be one of majesty or respect.
  5. Psalm 118:8 tn “Taking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject’s loyalty to the Lord. In the psalms those who “take shelter” in the Lord are contrasted with the wicked and equated with those who love, fear, and serve the Lord (Pss 5:11-12; 31:17-20; 34:21-22).
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