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Psalms 118:6

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

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יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לִ֭יlitoלִ֭יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toלֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אִירָ֑אirafearיָרֵאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “fear”, an unfinished actionH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יַּעֲשֶׂ֖הyaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לִ֣יlitoלִ֣יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toאָדָֽםadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD is for me; I will not fear; what can man do unto me?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah [is] for me, I do not fear what man doth to me.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Jehovah is for me, I will not fear; what can man do unto me?

Douay-Rheims

Then shall I not be confounded, when I shall look into all thy commandments.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD is for me; I will not fear; what can man do unto me?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord is my helper; and I will not fear what man shall do to me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθὸς, καὶ οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιησει μοι ἄνθρωπος.

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Hebrews 13:6 Hebrews 13:6 · King James VersionSo that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.Hebrews 13:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.