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Psalms 27

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1The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? ✦ 2When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. ✦ 3Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid. Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident. ✦ 4The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple. ✦ 5For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock. ✦ 6Then I will hold my head high above my enemies who surround me. At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and praising the Lord with music. ✦ 7Hear me as I pray, O Lord. Be merciful and answer me! ✦ 8My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.” ✦ 9Do not turn your back on me. Do not reject your servant in anger. You have always been my helper. Don’t leave me now; don’t abandon me, O God of my salvation! ✦ 10Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close. ✦ 11Teach me how to live, O Lord. Lead me along the right path, for my enemies are waiting for me. ✦ 12Do not let me fall into their hands. For they accuse me of things I’ve never done; with every breath they threaten me with violence. ✦ 13Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. ✦ 14Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. ✦

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Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

Where this chapter connects

Ps 25 ·6Ps 18 ·6Ps 62 ·5Ps 26 ·4Ps 56 ·4Ps 31 ·4Ps 118 ·4Ps 119 ·4

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 27 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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  • ★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical

    A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

  • ★ Start hereCommentaryPsalms (Tyndale OT Commentaries)Derek Kidner · Paid · evangelical

    Concise, theologically rich, and wonderfully accessible — the best place to start on the Psalms.

Pastoral

  • SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical

    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — Psalms 27David Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Readable, verse-by-verse exposition of the whole chapter.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceBlue Letter Bible — Psalms 27Blue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Interlinear, lexicon, and study tools across the chapter.

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