But he did not allow fear to dominate him, for he sensed that God ​ — with His “rod ” and“ staff ” at the ready — ​ was with him.
فقد مر بالكثير من ‹ أودية القتام الدامس › ،‏ أي الأوقات حين كانت حياته معرضة للخطر .‏