Psalms 27:1
Yahweh, is my light and my salvation, Of whom shall I be afraid? Yahweh, is the refuge of my life, Of whom shall I be in dread?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Exodus 15:2My might and melody, is Yah, And he became mine, by salvation,—This, is my GOD, and I will glorify him, The God of my father and I will set him on high.
Deuteronomy 7:21Thou shalt not be affrighted at their presence,—for Yahweh thy God in thy midst is a Go great and to be revered.
Psalms 3:8To Yahweh, belongeth Salvation! Upon thy people, be thy blessing. [Selah.]
Psalms 18:1I will love thee, O Yahweh my strength!
Psalms 18:29For, by thee, I ran through a troop, and, by my God, I leapt over a wall.
Psalms 19:14The words of my mouth, and the soft utterance of my heart, shall come with acceptance, before thee, O Yahweh, my Rock and my Redeemer!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 27:1
Some think David penned this psalm before his coming to the throne, when he was in the midst of his troubles, and perhaps upon occasion of the death of his parents; but the Jews think he penned it when he was old, upon occasion of the wonderful deliverance he had from the sword of the giant, when Abishai succoured him ( 2 Sam. xxi. 16, 17 ) and his people thereupon resolved he should never venture his life again in battle, lest he should quench the light of Israel. Perhaps it was not penned upon any particular… Read the whole commentary →