Mazmur 118:6

118:6 The Lord is on my side, ¹  I am not afraid!

What can people do to me? ² 

Matius 10:28

10:28 Do ³  not be afraid of those who kill the body ⁴  but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. ⁵ 

Ibrani 13:6

13:6 So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, and ⁶  I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “for me.”

² 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 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁴ sn Judaism had a similar exhortation in 4 Macc 13:14-15.

⁵ sn See the note on the word hell in 5:22.

⁶ tc Some important mss (א* C* P 0285^vid 33 1175 1739 pc lat) lack καί (kai), but because the omission conforms to the wording of Ps 118:6 (117:6 LXX), it is suspect.

⁷ sn A quotation from Ps 118:6.