Psalms 118:7 (YLT)

Passage

Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> for me among my helpers, And I--I look on those hating me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 118:5 From the straitness I called Jah, Jah answered me in a broad place.

Psalms 118:6 Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> for me, I do not fear what man doth to me.

Psalms 118:7 Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> for me among my helpers, And I--I look on those hating me.

Psalms 118:8 Better to take refuge in Jehovah than to trust in man,

Psalms 118:9 Better to take refuge in Jehovah, Than to trust in princes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "helpers", "i--i", "look", and "hating". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "helpers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Jehovah FI is Fi for me I..." into verse 8's "Better to take refuge in Jehovah than...", so "jehovah" and "helpers" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "helpers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.