The final affirmation that because God is for the psalmist, the supplicant will not fear what humans can do repeats and reinforces the fundamental claim of the entire psalm: divine support negates human threat. The condensed form of this final statement suggests the conclusive nature of the affirmation: this is not a tentative hope but a settled conviction that determines the entire orientation of the psalmist's life. The movement from the particular threat (enemies' persecution) to the universal principle (humans cannot harm one grounded in God) suggests that the psalm offers a vision applicable beyond the specific crisis. This verse closes the psalm with the reinforcement of its fundamental theological claim: God's presence is sufficient security against all human threat.

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