The affirmation that in God the psalmist will praise God's word indicates that trust in God's reliable utterances and commitments is the antidote to fear and threat. The declaration that the psalmist's trust in God negates fear suggests that confidence in God is sufficient to overcome even serious external threat. The reference to the flesh (the mortal, physical self) emphasizes that the psalmist is acknowledging the reality of human vulnerability; what can flesh do, asking rhetorically, to permanently harm one who is grounded in God? This verse moves from fear to confidence, establishing that reliance on God's word transforms one's entire perspective on threat.

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