{"id":3911,"date":"2015-12-31T19:09:41","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T01:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=3911"},"modified":"2024-01-15T12:36:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T18:36:13","slug":"psalm-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=3911","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 27:1-14"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Psalm of David.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n
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1 <\/span>The Lord<\/span> is my light and my salvation;<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\n Whom shall I fear?<\/span><\/em>
\n The Lord<\/span> is the strength of my life;<\/span><\/em>
\n Of whom shall I be afraid?<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

2\u00a0<\/sup>When the wicked came against me<\/span><\/em>
\n To eat up my flesh,<\/span><\/em>
\n My enemies and foes,<\/span><\/em>
\n They stumbled and fell.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

3\u00a0<\/sup>Though an army may encamp against me,<\/span><\/em>
\n My heart shall not fear;<\/span><\/em>
\n Though war may rise against me,<\/span><\/em>
\n In this I will be confident.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

4\u00a0<\/sup>One thing I have desired of the Lord<\/span>,<\/span><\/em>
\n That will I seek:<\/span><\/em>
\n That I may dwell in the house of the Lord<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\n All the days of my life,<\/span><\/em>
\n To behold the beauty of the Lord<\/span>,<\/span><\/em>
\n And to inquire in His temple.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

5\u00a0<\/sup>For in the time of trouble<\/span><\/em>
\n He shall hide me in His pavilion;<\/span><\/em>
\n In the secret place of His tabernacle<\/span><\/em>
\n He shall hide me;<\/span><\/em>
\n He shall set me high upon a rock.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

6\u00a0<\/sup>And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;<\/span><\/em>
\n Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;<\/span><\/em>
\n I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord<\/span>.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

7\u00a0<\/sup>Hear, O Lord<\/span>, when I cry with my voice!<\/span><\/em>
\n Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

8\u00a0<\/sup>When You said, \u201cSeek My face,\u201d<\/span><\/em>
\n My heart said to You, \u201cYour face, Lord<\/span>, I will seek.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

9\u00a0<\/sup>Do not hide Your face from me;<\/span><\/em>
\n Do not turn Your servant away in anger;<\/span><\/em>
\n You have been my help;<\/span><\/em>
\n Do not leave me nor forsake me,<\/span><\/em>
\n O God of my salvation.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

10\u00a0<\/sup>When my father and my mother forsake me,<\/span><\/em>
\n Then the Lord<\/span> will take care of me.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

11\u00a0<\/sup>Teach me Your way, O Lord<\/span>,<\/span><\/em>
\n And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

12\u00a0<\/sup>Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;<\/span><\/em>
\n For false witnesses have risen against me,<\/span><\/em>
\n And such as breathe out violence.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

13\u00a0<\/sup>I would have lost heart, unless I had believed<\/span><\/em>
\n That I would see the goodness of the Lord<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\n In the land of the living.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

14\u00a0<\/sup>Wait on the Lord<\/span>;<\/span><\/em>
\n Be of good courage,<\/span><\/em>
\n And He shall strengthen your heart;<\/span><\/em>
\n Wait, I say, on the Lord<\/span>!<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

\u00a0This psalm parallels the same three-fold approach to its central theme as Psalm 26<\/span><\/a> \u2014 i.e., both psalms begin by focusing on God as the Foundation (both the establisher and determiner) of the central concept, then present God as its Goal, and conclude by affirming God as its ongoing Enabler-Developer. This parallel approach serves to emphasize the inseparability and interrelationship between the central theme of this psalm (i.e., personal confidence) and that of the previous (i.e., personal integrity). \u2014 Wechsler, pages 82-83<\/span><\/h3>\n

__________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

light (v.1) \u2014 The term “light” here, as elsewhere in the Old Testament, is employed as a metaphor for comprehensive (i.e., spiritual and physical \u2014 both present and, ultimately, eternal) salvation, hearkening back to God’s creation of light in Genesis 1:3<\/span><\/a> as His first action in the Bible undertaken for the specific benefit of man. This metaphor of God as light also contains the notion of God illumining David’s darkness (as he employs the same phraseology in 2 Samuel 22:29) \u2014 i.e., enabling him to emerge from the spiritual darkness of insecurity, fostered by ignorance of God’s word, into the light of confidence in God and His gift of salvation, as announced in His word (cf. Psalm 119:105<\/span><\/a>) and manifest in the person of Jesus (see John 1:4-9<\/span><\/a>). \u2014 Wechsler, page 85.<\/span><\/h3>\n

strength (v.1) = a fortified place, a fort<\/h3>\n

fear … afraid (v.1) \u2014 see Deuteronomy 2:25, where God promises Israel that He, not their power, will make their enemies fear and dread them.<\/h3>\n

David emphasizes [in verses 4-6] that the goal of such divinely-grounded, personal confidence is not ultimately to enable a better, more “victorious” life for himself, but rather \u2014 regardless of any success or trouble (v.4) that he may experience \u2014 to enable a better expression of worship for God. Personal confidence, in other words, is not an end, but a means to the greater \u2014 indeed, the greatest \u2014 end of enabling David to offer … sacrifices and sing praises to the Lord (v.6) in manner characterized by greater intimacy (i.e., per v.4: “to behold the beauty of the Lord”; likewise v.8: “They face … I shall seek,”), greater frequency (per v.4: “that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the day s of my life” \u2014 ultimately referring to the eternal state), and greater focus (i.e., undistractedness; per v. 4: “to meditate\u00a0 in His temple”) \u2014 Wechsler, page 86<\/span><\/h3>\n

inquire (v.4) = meditate \u2014 giving careful, close and absorbed attention and consideration<\/h3>\n

take care of (v.10) = lit. “gather in,” adopt \u2014 a one-way, irreversible process<\/h3>\n

good courage (v.14) \u2014 see Deuteronomy 31:7; Joshua 1:7<\/h3>\n

Williams sees this entire Psalm as the prayer of Jesus Christ from the time of His arrest to His appearance before Pilate. I don’t see any direct connection, but I can certainly see the application.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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