9. Why can the night be a fear-inspiring time, but why are we not fearful?

⁹ In view of God’s protection, the psalmist says: “You will not be afraid of anything dreadful by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day,

Psalm 91:5,

Since many evil deeds are committed under the cloak of darkness, the night can be a fear-inspiring time. Amid the spiritual darkness now covering the earth, our enemies often resort to covert acts in an effort to destroy our spirituality and stop our preaching work. But ‘we are not afraid of anything dreadful by night’ because Jehovah guards us.​—Psalm 64:1, 2; 121:4; Isaiah 60:2.

10. (a) What does “the arrow that flies by day” seem to denote, and how do we react to it? (b) What is the nature of “the pestilence that walks in the gloom,” and why do we not fear it?

¹⁰ “The arrow that flies by day” seems to denote verbal attack. (Psalm 64:3-5; 94:20) As we persist in presenting truthful information, such open opposition to our sacred service proves futile.