NT Text: Hebrews 13:6
OT Source(s):
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Analogy
Significance: Confession of confidence in face of persecution. Psalm 118 context: deliverance from affliction, God as helper superior to human help, victory over enemies. Perfect response to God's promise in 13:5. God's help removes fear of what humans can do. The Hallel context (Passover liturgy) connects to Israel's paradigmatic deliverance, applied now to believers' confidence amidst persecution. If the Lord is helper, human opposition becomes impotent—"What can man do to me?" This rhetorical question expects the answer: nothing that ultimately matters.