“When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” Psalm 118:5-6
“Hard pressed” (or under distress) indicates that the nation of Israel is threatened with extermination. The idea of being “hard pressed” in the psalms is a picture of constraint, constriction, or lack of room. Even when surrounded by impossible circumstances, the believer can proclaim the “Lord is with me”.
And if so, “what can mere mortals (man) do to me? If our trust is in the Lord’s strength, we do not have to fear the reprisals of our enemies. Although relying on other people is part of living, our ultimate trust can only be placed in the Lord God. Even powerful rulers are limited by their own mortality.
God’s blessing on your day…