Psalm 27
27
The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation
Of David.
1The Lord is my #Isa. 60:20; Mic. 7:8; [Ps. 84:11] light and my #Ps. 118:14; Ex. 15:2; Isa. 12:2; 62:11 salvation;
# See Ps. 23:4 whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold#27:1 Or refuge of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
2When evildoers assail me
to #Ps. 14:4eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
it is they who stumble and fall.
3 #
Ps. 3:6
Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet#27:3 Or in this I will be confident.
4 # [Ps. 26:8; 84:1, 2] One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may #Ps. 23:6; 65:4; [Luke 2:37] dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon #Ps. 90:17the beauty of the Lord
and to inquire#27:4 Or meditate in his temple.
5For he will #Ps. 31:20; [Ps. 91:1; Job 5:21; Isa. 4:6] hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will #Ps. 40:2lift me high upon a rock.
6And now my #Ps. 3:3 head shall be lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of #[Num. 10:10] joy;
#
Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16 I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
7 #
Ps. 30:10
Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me!
8You have said, #Ps. 24:6; 105:4“Seek#27:8 The command (seek) is addressed to more than one person my face.”
My heart says to you,
“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”#27:8 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
9 #
Ps. 69:17; 102:2; 143:7 Hide not your face from me.
Turn not your servant away in anger,
O you who have been my help.
Cast me not off; forsake me not,
# See Ps. 24:5 O God of my salvation!
10For #[Isa. 49:15; 63:16] my father and my mother have forsaken me,
but the Lord will #[Isa. 40:11]take me in.
11 # See Ps. 25:4 Teach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on #[Ps. 5:8]a level path
because of my enemies.
12 #
Ps. 41:2 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for #Ps. 35:11; [1 Kgs. 21:13; Matt. 26:59, 60; Mark 14:55, 56] false witnesses have risen against me,
and they #Acts 9:1breathe out violence.
13I believe that I shall look#27:13 Other Hebrew manuscripts Oh! Had I not believed that I would look upon #Ex. 33:19 the goodness of the Lord
in #Ps. 52:5; 116:9; 142:5; Job 28:13the land of the living!
14 #
Ps. 37:34; 62:5; Prov. 20:22 Wait for the Lord;
#
Ps. 31:24; Deut. 31:7; Josh. 1:6, 9, 18 be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
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Psalm 27
27
A Psalm of David.
1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh,
They stumbled and fell.
3Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear:
Though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after;
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion:
In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
6And now shall mine head be lifted up,
Above mine enemies round about me:
Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy;
I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
7Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice:
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee,
Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
9Hide not thy face far from me;
Put not thy servant away in anger:
Thou hast been my help;
Leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10When my father and my mother forsake me,
Then the LORD will take me up.
11Teach me thy way, O LORD,
And lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies:
For false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13 I had fainted,
Unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14Wait on the LORD:
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
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