Proverbs 14:26

14:26 In the fear of the Lord one has ¹  strong confidence, ² 

and it will be a refuge ³  for his children.

Psalms 91:3

91:3 he will certainly rescue you from the snare of the hunter ⁴ 

and from the destructive plague.

Psalms 91:9-10

91:9 For you have taken refuge in the Lord,

my shelter, the sovereign One. ⁵ 

91:10 No harm will overtake ⁶  you;

no illness ⁷  will come near your home. ⁸ 

Habakkuk 3:17-18

3:17 When ⁹  the fig tree does not bud,

and there are no grapes on the vines;

when the olive trees do not produce, ¹⁰ 

and the fields yield no crops; ¹¹ 

when the sheep disappear ¹²  from the pen,

and there are no cattle in the stalls,

3:18 I will rejoice because of ¹³  the Lord;

I will be happy because of the God who delivers me!

¹ tn Heb “In the fear of the Lord [is] confidence of strength.” The phrase “one has” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of smoothness.

² tn Heb “confidence of strength.” This construct phrase features an attributive genitive: “strong confidence” (so most English versions; NIV “a secure fortress”).

³ sn The fear of the Lord will not only provide security for the parent but will also be a refuge for children. The line recalls Exod 20:5-6 where children will reap the benefits of the righteous parents. The line could also be read as “he [= God] will be a refuge for the children.”

⁴ tn The word refers specifically to a fowler (or hunter of birds).

⁵ tn Heb “for you, the Lord, my shelter, the Most High, you have made your dwelling place.”

⁶ tn Or “confront.”

⁷ tn For this sense of the Hebrew term נגע see Ps 38:11.

⁸ tn Heb “your tent.”

⁹ tn Or “though.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “the produce of the olive disappoints.”

¹¹ tn Heb “food.”

¹² tn Or “are cut off.”

¹³ tn Or “in.”