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Psalm 27:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 27 · verse 1
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?Psalm 27:1 · King James Version
What Psalm 27:1 means
Three words for what God is: light, salvation, strength. David asks his own question twice — whom shall I fear, of whom shall I be afraid — and both times the answer is nobody, on account of who is with him. He wrote it while men were hunting him.
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Psalm 27:1 in context
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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- salvationyeshaʻliberty, deliverance, prosperityH3468 →
- strengthmâʻôwza fortified placeH4581 →
- lightʼôwrillumination or luminaryH216 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- fearyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- lifechayaliveH2416 →
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We may observe here, I. With what a lively faith David triumphs in God, glories in his holy name, and in the interest he had in him. 1. The Lord is my light. David's subjects called him the light of Israel, Sa2 21:17.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6