The Psalmist concludes this section of the longest psalm and chapter by continuing the theme that God’s word is the only safe haven for the human spirit. Here he adds another piece of context to his thought process. He states that the powerful harass him, but he only trembles at the word of God. This is a shared sentiment among the godly throughout history. The prophets repeatedly told wicked and powerful men, “thus says the Lord…” and this was often at great peril to their physical safety. Christ told Satan, at his physically weakest moment, to not test the Lord. Peter questioned the religious authorities who had recently killed his master. He responded to their threats with the question, “shall I listen to men or to God?” The Psalmist makes the optimal Christian position abundantly clear. The word of God is the only authority, before which, we ought to crumble. It is the only power capable of true condemnation and salvation. Without it, we are off the rails, behind enemy lines, without a lifeline. Every mixed metaphor points to the same thing. It is our source of hope from the infinite to the finite. We should value in it our lives. We should submit to it in our daily walk. We should thank God for it in every moment.