Psalm 27 - 29

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

1
The Lord is my h light and my i salvation;
j whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold 1 of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When evildoers assail me
to k eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
it is they who stumble and fall.

3 l Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet 2 I will be confident.

4 m One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may n dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon o the beauty of the Lord
and to inquire 3 in his temple.

5 For he will p hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will q lift me high upon a rock.

6 And now my r head shall be lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of s joy;
t I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

7 u Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me!
 8 You have said, v "Seek 4 my face."
My heart says to you,
"Your face, Lord, do I seek." 5
9 w 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,
x O God of my salvation!
 10 For y my father and my mother have forsaken me,
but the Lord will z take me in.

11 a Teach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on b a level path
because of my enemies.
 12 c Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for d false witnesses have risen against me,
and they e breathe out violence.

13 I believe 6 that I shall look upon f the goodness of the Lord
in g the land of the living!
 14 h Wait for the Lord;
i be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!

Psalms 28

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Of David.

1
To you, O Lord, I call;
j my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you k be silent to me,
I become like those who l go down to the pit.
 2 m Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
when I cry to you for help,
when I n lift up my hands
o toward your most holy sanctuary. 7

3 Do not p drag me off with the wicked,
with the workers of evil,
q who speak peace with their neighbors
while evil is in their hearts.
 4 r Give to them according to their work
and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
s render them their due reward.
 5 Because they t do not regard the works of the Lord
or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.

6 Blessed be the Lord!
For he has u heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
 7 The Lord is my strength and v my shield;
in him my heart w trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my x song I give thanks to him.

8 The Lord is the strength of his people; 8
he is y the saving refuge of his anointed.
 9 Oh, save your people and bless z your heritage!
a Be their shepherd and b carry them forever.

Psalms 29

Ascribe to the Lord Glory

A Psalm of David.

1
Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, 9
c ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in d the splendor of holiness. 10

3 The voice of the Lord is over e the waters;
the God of glory f thunders,
the Lord, over many waters.
 4 The voice of the Lord is g powerful;
the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks h the cedars of Lebanon.
 6 He makes Lebanon to i skip like a calf,
and j Sirion like a young k wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
 8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of l Kadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord makes m the deer give birth 11
and strips the forests bare,
and in his temple all cry, "Glory!"

10 The Lord sits enthroned over n the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned o as king forever.
 11 May the Lord give p strength to his people!
May the Lord bless 12 his people with q peace!

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 60:20
    Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended.
    Micah 7:8
    Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.
    Psalms 84:11
    For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 118:14
    The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
    Exodus 15:2
    The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.
    Isaiah 12:2
    "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation."
    Isaiah 62:11
    Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold, your salvation comes; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 23:4
    Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 14:4
    Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the Lord ?
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 3:6
    I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 26:8
    O Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells.
    Psalms 84:1 - 2
    How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 23:6
    Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
    Psalms 65:4
    Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!
    Luke 2:37
    And then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 90:17
    Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 31:20
    In the cover of your presence you hide them from the plots of men; you store them in your shelter from the strife of tongues.
    Psalms 91:1
    He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
    Job 5:21
    You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
    Isaiah 4:6
    There will be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 40:2
    He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 3:3
    But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
  12. Cross References
    Numbers 10:10
    On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings. They shall be a reminder of you before your God: I am the Lord your God.
  13. Cross References
    Ephesians 5:19
    Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.
    Colossians 3:16
    Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
  14. Cross References
    Psalms 30:10
    Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!
  15. Cross References
    Psalms 24:6
    Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
    Psalms 105:4
    Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
  16. Cross References
    Psalms 69:17
    Hide not your face from your servant; for I am in distress; make haste to answer me.
    Psalms 102:2
    Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress! Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call!
    Psalms 143:7
    Answer me quickly, O Lord! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit.
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 24:5
    He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
  18. Cross References
    Isaiah 49:15
    Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.
    Isaiah 63:16
    For you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us; you, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.
  19. Cross References
    Isaiah 40:11
    He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
  20. Cross References
    Psalms 25:4
    Make me to know your ways, O Lord ; teach me your paths.
  21. Cross References
    Psalms 5:8
    Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.
  22. Cross References
    Psalms 41:2
    The Lord protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.
  23. Cross References
    Psalms 35:11
    Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I do not know.
    1 Kings 21:13
    And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king." So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.
    Matthew 26:59 - 60
    Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death.
    Mark 14:55 - 56
    Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none.
  24. Cross References
    Acts 9:1
    But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
  25. Cross References
    Exodus 33:19
    And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The Lord.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
  26. Cross References
    Psalms 52:5
    But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
    Psalms 116:9
    I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
    Psalms 142:5
    I cry to you, O Lord ; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.
    Job 28:13
    Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living.
  27. Cross References
    Psalms 37:34
    Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.
    Psalms 62:5
    For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.
    Proverbs 20:22
    Do not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
  28. Cross References
    Psalms 31:24
    Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!
    Deuteronomy 31:7
    Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall put them in possession of it.
    Joshua 1:6
    Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them.
    Joshua 1:9
    Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
    Joshua 1:18
    Whoever rebels against your commandment and disobeys your words, whatever you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and courageous.
  29. Cross References
    Psalms 18:2
    The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
  30. Cross References
    Psalms 35:22
    You have seen, O Lord ; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me!
    Psalms 39:12
    Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers.
    Psalms 83:1
    O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
    Psalms 109:1
    Be not silent, O God of my praise!
  31. Cross References
    Psalms 88:4
    I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength.
    Psalms 143:7
    Answer me quickly, O Lord! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit.
  32. Cross References
    Psalms 140:6
    I say to the Lord, You are my God; give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!
  33. Cross References
    Psalms 134:2
    Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord!
    Psalms 141:2
    Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!
    Lamentations 2:19
    "Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches! Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord! Lift your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street."
    1 Timothy 2:8
    I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling.
    Psalms 119:48
    I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.
  34. Cross References
    Psalms 5:7
    But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.
    Psalms 138:2
    I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
    1 Kings 8:29
    That your eyes may be open night and day toward this house, the place of which you have said, 'My name shall be there,' that you may listen to the prayer that your servant offers toward this place.
  35. Cross References
    Psalms 26:9
    Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men.
    Ezekiel 32:20
    They shall fall amid those who are slain by the sword. Egypt is delivered to the sword; drag her away, and all her multitudes.
  36. Cross References
    Jeremiah 9:8
    Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully; with his mouth each speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he plans an ambush for him.
    Psalms 5:9
    For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.
    Psalms 12:2
    Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
    Psalms 55:21
    His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
    Psalms 62:4
    They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah
  37. Cross References
    Jeremiah 50:15
    Raise a shout against her all around; she has surrendered; her bulwarks have fallen; her walls are thrown down. For this is the vengeance of the Lord : take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done.
    Jeremiah 50:29
    Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has proudly defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
    Revelation 18:6
    Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed.
    2 Timothy 4:14
    Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
  38. Cross References
    Psalms 137:8
    O daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed, blessed shall he be who repays you with what you have done to us!
  39. Cross References
    Isaiah 5:12
    They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord, or see the work of his hands.
    Job 34:27
    Because they turned aside from following him and had no regard for any of his ways.
  40. Cross References
    Psalms 28:2
    Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.
  41. Cross References
    Psalms 3:3
    But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
  42. Cross References
    Psalms 11:1
    In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee like a bird to your mountain.
  43. Cross References
    Psalms 69:30
    I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
  44. Cross References
    Psalms 140:7
    O Lord, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
    Psalms 20:6
    Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand.
  45. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 9:29
    For they are your people and your heritage, whom you brought out by your great power and by your outstretched arm.
    Deuteronomy 32:9
    But the Lord 's portion is his people, Jacob his allotted heritage.
  46. Cross References
    Psalms 78:71 - 72
    From following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance.
  47. Cross References
    Isaiah 40:11
    He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
    Isaiah 46:3
    Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by me from before your birth, carried from the womb.
    Isaiah 63:9
    In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
  48. Cross References
    Psalms 96:7 - 8
    Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
    1 Chronicles 16:28 - 29
    Ascribe to the Lord, O clans of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
    Psalms 68:34
    Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies.
  49. Cross References
    Psalms 110:3
    Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.
    1 Chronicles 16:29
    Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.
    Exodus 28:2
    And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.
  50. Cross References
    Psalms 18:11
    He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him, thick clouds dark with water.
  51. Cross References
    Job 37:4 - 5
    After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard.
  52. Cross References
    Psalms 68:33
    To him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.
  53. Cross References
    Psalms 104:16
    The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
    Judges 9:15
    And the bramble said to the trees, 'If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade, but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
  54. Cross References
    Psalms 114:4
    The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
    Psalms 114:6
    O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs?
  55. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 3:9
    (the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, while the Amorites call it Senir).
  56. Cross References
    Numbers 23:22
    God brings them out of Egypt and is for them like the horns of the wild ox.
  57. Cross References
    Numbers 13:26
    And they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the people of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh. They brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.
  58. Cross References
    Job 39:1 - 3
    Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the does?
  59. Cross References
    Genesis 6:17
    For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die.
  60. Cross References
    Psalms 10:16
    The Lord is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land.
  61. Cross References
    Psalms 68:35
    Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel - he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!
    Isaiah 40:29
    He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.
  62. Cross References
    Philippians 4:7
    And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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