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God's Presence Overpowers Fear
Commentators unanimously affirm the verse's core message: when God is on your side, the ultimate power of any human threat is nullified. Scholars like Albert Barnes and John Gill explain that people can only act within the limits God permits. This truth is meant to replace fear with a profound sense of security, echoing the Apostle Paul's words in Romans 8:31, 'If God is for us, who can be against us?'
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 118:6
18th Century
Theologian
The Lord is on my side - Margin, as in Hebrew, "for me." The Lord is with me. He is my helper. He defends my cause.
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Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 118:6
19th Century
Bishop
A reminiscence of Psalms 56:9-11.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 118:5–6
19th Century
Preacher
The LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
"What is man? …
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John Calvin
On Psalms 118:6
16th Century
Theologian
Jehovah is with me among those who help me. Confiding solely in God’s help, he defies not just a few enemies, but the whole world. “Defend…
John Gill
On Psalms 118:6
17th Century
Pastor
The Lord [is] on my sideF19; he was on the side of David, hence all his prosperity and victories, the wonderfu…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 118:1–18
17th Century
Minister
The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; indeed, the Lord himself chastene…