# Psalms 118.6

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 4. Let them now that fear Jehovah say, That his lovingkindness endureth for ever. 5. Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah: Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place.
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> **6. Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?**
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> 7. Jehovah is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. 8. It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man. (Psalms 118:4-8, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 4. Now let those who fear Yahweh say that his loving kindness endures forever. 5. Out of my distress, I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom.
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> **6. Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?**
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> 7. Yahweh is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me. 8. It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. (Psalms 118:4-8, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 4. Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 5. I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. <sup>in distress: Heb. out of distress</sup>
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> **6. The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? <sup>on: Heb. for me</sup>**
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> 7. The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. 8. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. (Psalms 118:4-8, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 4. I pray you, let those fearing Jehovah say, That, to the age [is] His kindness. 5. From the straitness I called Jah, Jah answered me in a broad place.
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> **6. Jehovah [is] for me, I do not fear what man doth to me.**
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> 7. Jehovah [is] for me among my helpers, And I, I look on those hating me. 8. Better to take refuge in Jehovah than to trust in man, (Psalms 118:4-8, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** various (David majority; Asaph, Korah, Moses, Solomon, anonymous)
- **Audience:** worshipping Israel (corporate + individual devotion)
- **Location:** Israel, various periods
- **Time period:** composition spans c. 1400 BC (Moses, Ps 90), c. 400 BC; principal Davidic composition c. 1000 BC

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [H0120 - adam](/codex/h0120-adam/), *adam* (Strong's H120). Also appears in: [Genesis 1.26](/codex/genesis-1-26/), [Genesis 1.27](/codex/genesis-1-27/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/).
- [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/).
- [H6213 - asah](/codex/h6213-asah/), *asah* (Strong's H6213). Also appears in: [Genesis 1.14-19](/codex/genesis-1-14-19/), [Genesis 1.24-28](/codex/genesis-1-24-28/), [Genesis 1.26](/codex/genesis-1-26/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.