Deuteronomy 7:21

21 You shall not be in dread of them; for the LORD your God is in the midst of you, a great and terrible God.

Deuteronomy 7:21 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 7:21

Thou shall not be affrighted at them
At their numbers, nor at their gigantic stature:

for the Lord thy God is among you:
in the tabernacle, in the holy of holies, which was in the midst of them, and besides would give proof of his powerful presence among them, in protecting them, and destroying their enemies;

a mighty God and terrible;
mighty to save his people, and terrible to others.

Deuteronomy 7:21 In-Context

19 the great trials which your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which the LORD your God brought you out; so will the LORD your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.

20 Moreover the LORD your God will send hornets among them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed.

21 You shall not be in dread of them; for the LORD your God is in the midst of you, a great and terrible God.

22 The LORD your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you may not make an end of them at once, lest the wild beasts grow too numerous for you.

23 But the LORD your God will give them over to you, and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed.