MANNAFEST

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

KJV

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ASV

Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me, Even then will I be confident.

WEB

Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.

YLT

Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I am confident.

DBT

If a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; if war rise against me, in this will I be confident.

About this book

Old Testament

PsalmsThe canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author
David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date
Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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