the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Psalms 27:1
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A psalm of David.
The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?A Psalm of David. The 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?
[A Psalm] of David. Yahweh is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
Of David.
The Lord is my light and the one who saves me. So why should I fear anyone? The Lord protects my life. So why should I be afraid?By David.
The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one![A Psalm] of David. The 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?
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The LORD is my light and my salvation— Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the refuge and fortress of my life— Whom shall I dread?
Of David.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?The title of the sixe and twentithe salm. To Dauid. The Lord is my liytnyng, and myn helthe; whom schal Y drede? The Lord is defendere of my lijf; for whom schal Y tremble?
Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-whom shall I dread?
(By David.)
You, Lord , are the light that keeps me safe. I am not afraid of anyone. You protect me, and I have no fears.A Psalm of David.
Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?By David: Adonai is my light and salvation; whom do I need to fear? Adonai is the stronghold of my life; of whom should I be afraid?
[A Psalm] of David.
Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?A song of David.
Lord , you are my Light and my Savior, so why should I be afraid of anyone? The Lord is where my life is safe, so I will be afraid of no one![A Psalm] of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
[A Psalme of Dauid.] The Lord is my light, and my saluation, whome shal I feare? the Lord is the strength of my life, of who shall I be afraid?
The Lord is my light and the One Who saves me. Whom should I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life. Of whom should I be afraid?
Of David.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?A Psalme of Dauid. The Lord is my light & my saluation, whom shall I feare? the Lorde is the strength of my life, of whome shall I be afraide?
THE 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?
The Lord is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one. The Lord protects me from all danger; I will never be afraid.
(26-1) <The psalm of David before he was anointed.> The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
God is my lyght and saluation, whom then shall I feare? God is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraide?
The Lord is my light and my Saviour; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the defender of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom should I fear?The Lord is the stronghold of my life—whom should I dread?
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Of David.
Yahweh is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the refuge of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
By David. Jehovah [is] my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah [is] the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?
The LORDE is my light and my health: whom then shulde I feare? the LORDE is the strength of my life, for whom the shulde I be afrayed?
A David Psalm
Light, space, zest— that's God ! So, with him on my side I'm fearless, afraid of no one and nothing.The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom should I fear? The LORD is the defense of my life; Whom should I dread?
The 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?
A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread?Yahweh is my light and my salvation;Whom shall I fear?Yahweh is the strong defense of my life;Whom shall I dread?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
light: Psalms 18:28, Psalms 84:11, Job 29:3, Isaiah 2:5, Isaiah 60:1-3, Isaiah 60:19, Isaiah 60:20, Micah 7:7, Micah 7:8, Malachi 4:2, John 1:1-5, John 1:9, John 8:12, Revelation 21:23, Revelation 22:5
salvation: Psalms 3:8, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 62:2, Psalms 62:6, Psalms 68:19, Psalms 68:20, Psalms 118:14, Psalms 118:15, Psalms 118:21, Exodus 15:2, Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 51:6-8, Isaiah 61:10, Luke 2:30, Luke 3:6, Revelation 7:10
strength: Psalms 18:1, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 18:46, Psalms 19:14, Psalms 28:7, Psalms 28:8, Psalms 43:2, Isaiah 45:24, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Philippians 4:13
of whom: Psalms 11:1, Psalms 46:1, Psalms 46:2, Psalms 56:2-4, Psalms 118:6, Matthew 8:26, Romans 8:31, Hebrews 13:6
Reciprocal: Genesis 15:1 - Fear Genesis 26:24 - fear Exodus 14:13 - Fear ye not Numbers 13:30 - General Deuteronomy 1:21 - fear not Deuteronomy 7:18 - shalt not Deuteronomy 20:3 - let not Deuteronomy 30:20 - thy life Deuteronomy 31:6 - fear not Joshua 1:9 - be not Joshua 8:1 - Fear not Joshua 10:8 - General Joshua 11:6 - Be not Joshua 14:12 - if so be Joshua 17:18 - for thou shalt 1 Samuel 17:11 - dismayed 1 Samuel 17:32 - thy 1 Samuel 17:48 - David hasted 1 Samuel 23:17 - shall not 1 Samuel 30:6 - David 2 Samuel 18:2 - I will surely 2 Samuel 22:29 - lamp 2 Samuel 22:33 - strength 1 Kings 18:2 - went to show 2 Kings 1:15 - be not afraid of him 2 Kings 18:5 - trusted 1 Chronicles 28:20 - fear not Ezra 3:3 - for fear Nehemiah 4:14 - General Job 11:15 - thou shalt be Job 13:16 - my salvation Psalms 3:6 - I will Psalms 23:4 - I will Psalms 34:4 - from Psalms 36:9 - in thy Psalms 38:22 - O Lord Psalms 42:8 - the God Psalms 49:5 - Wherefore Psalms 55:18 - He hath Psalms 56:4 - in God I have Psalms 56:11 - I will not Psalms 59:9 - his strength Psalms 85:4 - O God Psalms 88:1 - Lord Psalms 91:5 - Thou Psalms 94:22 - But Psalms 112:7 - shall not Psalms 121:4 - he that Psalms 124:1 - The Lord Psalms 125:1 - that trust Psalms 140:7 - the strength Proverbs 3:25 - Be Proverbs 18:10 - a strong Proverbs 28:1 - the righteous Isaiah 7:2 - And his heart Isaiah 10:17 - the light Isaiah 33:6 - strength Isaiah 37:22 - hath despised Isaiah 41:10 - Fear Jeremiah 20:11 - my Daniel 3:17 - our God Habakkuk 3:18 - the God Habakkuk 3:19 - my strength Matthew 24:6 - see Luke 21:9 - when John 9:22 - because John 14:27 - afraid 1 John 1:5 - that God 1 John 2:8 - and the
Cross-References
And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.
And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine and he drank.
Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The Lord [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?.... The Targum in the king of Spain's Bible explains it, "the Word of the Lord is my light"; and so Ainsworth cites it; that is, Christ the eternal Word, in whom "was life, and that life was the light of men", John 1:4; and the psalmist is not to be understood of the light of nature and reason, with which the Logos, or Word, enlightens every man that comes into the world; nor merely in a temporal sense, of giving him the light of prosperity, and delivering him from the darkness of adversity; but of the light of grace communicated to him by him who is the sun of righteousness, and the light of the world; and by whom such who are darkness itself, while in an unregenerate state, are made light, and see light; all the light which is given to men at first conversion is from Christ; and all the after communications and increase of it are from him; as well as all that spiritual joy, peace, and comfort they partake of, which light sometimes signifies,
Psalms 97:11; and which the psalmist now had an experience of; enjoying the light of God's countenance, and having discoveries of his love, which made him fearless of danger and enemies: and such who are made light in the Lord have no reason to be afraid of the prince of darkness; nor of the rulers of the darkness of this world; nor of all the darkness, distress, and persecutions they are the authors of; nor of the blackness of darkness reserved for ungodly men; for their light is an everlasting one, and they are made meet to be partakers of the inheritance with the saints in light: and the more light they have, the less fear; and what made the psalmist still more fearless was, that Christ was his "salvation"; by the light which the Lord was to him, he saw his need of salvation, he knew that his own righteousness would not save him; he was made acquainted with the design and appointment of the Lord, that Christ should be salvation to the ends of the earth; he had knowledge of the covenant of grace, and faith in it, which was all his salvation, 2 Samuel 23:5. Salvation was revealed to the Old Testament saints, in the promises, sacrifices, types, and figures of that dispensation; and they looked through them to him for it, and were saved by him, as New Testament believers are; and they had faith of interest in Christ, and knew him to be their Saviour and Redeemer, as did Job, and here the psalmist David: and such who know Christ to be their salvation need not be afraid of any person or thing; not of sin, for though they fear, and should fear to commit it, they need not fear the damning power of it, for they are saved from it; nor of Satan, out of whose hands they are ransomed; nor of the world, which is overcome by Christ; nor of the last enemy, death, which is abolished by him; nor of hell, and wrath to come, for he has delivered them from it;
the Lord [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? meaning not of his natural life, though he was the God of his life, who had given it to him, and had preserved it, and upheld his soul in it; but of his spiritual life: Christ is the author of spiritual life, he implants the principle of it in the hearts of his people, yea, he himself is that life; he lives in them, and is the support of their life; he is the tree of life, and the bread of life, by which it is maintained; and he is the security of it, it is bound up in the bundle of life with him, it is hid with Christ in God; and because he lives they live also; and he gives unto them eternal life, so that they have no reason to be afraid that they shall come short of heaven and happiness; nor need they fear them that kill the body and can do no more; nor any enemy whatever, who cannot reach their spiritual life, nor hurt that, nor hinder them of the enjoyment of eternal life.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The Lord is my light - He is to me the source of light. That is, He guides and leads me. Darkness is the emblem of distress, trouble, perplexity, and sorrow; light is the emblem of the opposite of these. God furnished him such light that these troubles disappeared, and his way was bright and happy.
And my salvation - That is, He saves or delivers me.
Whom shall I fear? - Compare Romans 8:31. If God is on our side, or is for us, we can have no apprehension of danger. He is abundantly able to protect us, and we may confidently trust in Him. No one needs any better security against the objects of fear or dread than the conviction that God is his friend.
The Lord is the strength of my life - The support of my life. Or, in other words, He keeps me alive. In itself life is feeble, and is easily crushed out by trouble and sorrow; but as long as God is its strength, there is nothing to fear.
Of whom shall I be afraid? - No one has power to take life away while He defends me. God is to those who put their trust in Him a stronghold or fortress, and they are safe.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
PSALM XXVII
The righteous man's confidence in God, 1-3;
his ardent desire to have the spiritual privilege of worshipping
God in his temple, because of the spiritual blessings which he
expects to enjoy there, 4-6;
his prayer to God for continual light and salvation, 7-9;
has confidence that, though even has own parents might forsake
him, yet God would not, 10.
Therefore he begs to be taught the right way to be delivered
from all his enemies, and to see the goodness of the Lord in
the land of the living, 11-13;
he exhorts others to trust in God; to be of good courage; and
to expect strength for their hearts, 14.
NOTES ON PSALM XXVII
In the Hebrew and Chaldee this Psalm has no other title than simply ×××× ledavid: To or For David. In the Syriac: "For David; on account of an infirmity which fell upon him." In the Vulgate, Septuagint, Arabic, and AEthiopic, it has this title: "A Psalm of David, before he was anointed." The Anglo-Saxon omits all the titles. For this title there is no authority in fact. However, it may be just necessary to state that David appears to have received the royal unction three times:
1. In Bethlehem from the hand of Samuel, in the house of his father Jesse; 1 Samuel 16:13.
2. At Hebron after the death of Saul, by the men of Judah; 2 Samuel 2:4.
3. By the elders of Israel, at Hebron, after the death of Ishbosheth, when he was acknowledged king over all the tribes; 2 Samuel 5:3.
At which of these anointings the Psalm was written, or whether before any of them, we know not; nor is the question to be decided. Some commentators say that it is a Psalm belonging to the captivity, and upon that system it may be well interpreted. And lastly, it has been contended that it was written by David after he had been in danger of losing his life by the hand of a gigantic Philistine, and must have perished had he not been succoured by Abishai; see the account 2 Samuel 21:17; and was counselled by his subjects not to go out to battle any more, lest he should extinguish the light of Israel. To these advisers he is supposed to make the following reply: -
Verse Psalms 27:1. The Lord is my light and my salvation — This light can never be extinguished by man; the Lord is my salvation, my safeguard, my shield, and my defence; of whom then should I be afraid?
