Psalm 27:1-5

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.

  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.
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