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Psalm 27[a]

Trust in God

(A)Of David.

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I

The Lord is my light and my salvation;
    whom should I fear?
The Lord is my life’s refuge;
    of whom should I be afraid?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27 Tradition has handed down the two sections of the Psalm (Ps 27:1–6; 7–14) as one Psalm, though each part could be understood as complete in itself. Asserting boundless hope that God will bring rescue (Ps 27:1–3), the psalmist longs for the presence of God in the Temple, protection from all enemies (Ps 27:4–6). In part B there is a clear shift in tone (Ps 27:7–12); the climax of the poem comes with “I believe” (Ps 27:13), echoing “I trust” (Ps 27:3).

Psalm 27

Of David.

The Lord is my light(A) and my salvation(B)
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold(C) of my life—
    of whom shall I be afraid?(D)

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10 For with you is the fountain of life,(A)
    and in your light we see light.(B)

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10 Continue your love(A) to those who know you,(B)
    your righteousness to the upright in heart.(C)

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(A)Send your light and your fidelity,[a]
    that they may be my guide;(B)
Let them bring me to your holy mountain,
    to the place of your dwelling,

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Footnotes

  1. 43:3 Your light and your fidelity: a pair of divine attributes personified as guides for the pilgrimage. As in Ps 42:9 the psalmist prays that these divine attributes lead him back to Jerusalem and ultimately to God’s presence in the Temple.

Send me your light(A) and your faithful care,(B)
    let them lead me;(C)
let them bring me to your holy mountain,(D)
    to the place where you dwell.(E)

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Nun

105 Your word is a lamp for my feet,
    a light for my path.(A)

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נ Nun

105 Your word is a lamp(A) for my feet,
    a light(B) on my path.

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While he kept his lamp shining above my head,
    and by his light I walked through darkness;

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when his lamp shone on my head
    and by his light I walked through darkness!(A)

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[a]Do not rejoice over me, my enemy![b]
    though I have fallen, I will arise;
    though I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:8–20 The book concludes with a collection of confident prayers for deliverance, affirmations of faith, and announcements of salvation. Most of these verses bear the marks of use in worship, and probably arose in the exilic or postexilic periods.
  2. 7:8–10 An individual, possibly personified Jerusalem, expresses confidence that the Lord will deliver her from her enemy (cf. Ps 23).

Israel Will Rise

Do not gloat over me,(A) my enemy!
    Though I have fallen, I will rise.(B)
Though I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be my light.(C)

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