Psalm 27:1

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 27:1-14

The Believer's Trust in God and His Word. A psalm of David, written probably about the same time as the preceding one, picturing the state of mind of one who is persecuted 'Without cause and longs for the blessings of the worship in the midst of the congregation. v. 1. The Lord is my Light, the only Source of all spiritual light, and my Salvation, He who saves him from the darkness of oppression and persecution; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the Strength of my life, his Stronghold, his... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 27:1-14

Psalms 27:0A Psalm of David1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;Whom shall I fear?The Lord is the strength of my life;Of whom shall I be afraid?2 When the wicked,Even mine enemies and my foes,Came upon me to eat up my flesh,They stumbled and fell.3 Though a host should encamp against me,My heart shall not fear:Though war should rise against me,In this will I be confident.4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after;That I may dwell in the house of the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 27:1-14

the Song of Fearless Trust in God Psalms 27:1-14 This psalm probably dates from the time when the exiled king, surrounded by unscrupulous foes, looked from his hiding-place beyond the Jordan to the Holy City, where the Ark abode. One thing he desired above all else. The “one thing” people are irresistible, Philippians 3:13-14 . Here we have assurance, Psalms 27:1-6 . God’s house for us is His presence. We may live day by day in the New Jerusalem, which needs no light of sun or candle. We... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 27:1-14

The real significance of this psalm is that of the experience of worship. It is somewhat strange that the remarkable contrast between the first (vv. Psa 27:1-6 ) and second (vv. Psa 27:7-14 ) parts has given rise to the view that two men have written the psalm, or if one person is the author, he must have written them at different times. The psalm reveals the true attitude and exercise of the worshipping soul. Praise and prayer follow each other in their true order. First the offering of... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 27:1

‘DOMINUS ILLUMINATIO MEA’‘The Lord is my light.’Psalms 27:1‘The Lord is my light.’ Here only does David, in all his psalms, so speak of the Lord; and, indeed, this exact expression only occurs twice in the Old Testament. ‘When I sit in darkness,’ says the prophet Micah, ‘the Lord shall be a light unto me.’ I. ‘The Lord is my light.’—David’s was a life of great vicissitudes. His temperament, too, was of a kind which alternates between periods of great exhilaration and great depression. The Lord... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 27:1

‘YHWH is my light and my salvation, Whom shall I fear? YHWH is the strength of my life, Of whom shall I be afraid? The Psalm opens with a declaration of the Psalmists confidence in God, and his recognition of His attributes. He has taken his mind off his own troubles as he considers the wonder of God’s love and faithfulness. Note the tripod on which his life is built, God is his light, God is his salvation, God is the strength of his life. ‘YHWH is my light.’ The Psalmist may have had in mind... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 27:1-14

XXVII. Many scholars hold that we have here two Pss., and not without reason. Psalms 27:1-Joshua : is the expression of childlike trust under favourable circumstances: in Psalms 27:7-2 Chronicles : the poet is in grievous affliction and implores Yahweh’ s help. Psalms 27:10 . Read mg. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 27:1

My light, i.e. my counsellor in all my difficulties, and my comforter and deliverer in all my distresses. The strength of my life, i.e. the supporter and preserver of my life. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 27:1-14

INTRODUCTIONThis psalm has been referred by some to the period of David’s waiting for the kingdom; by others, to the time of Absalom’s rebellion. Hengstenberg says: “All attempts to find out any occasion to which the psalm especially referred have failed, and from this failure; we may infer either that David originally uttered the psalm from the soul of the oppressed righteous man, or that, if he wrote it in reference to a particular occasion, he generalised his own experience.”THE FEARLESSNESS... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 27:1

Psalms 27:1 These words claim a close relation to God. They profess an entire allegiance to God. They involve the corresponding fealty to God that, howsoever His light may come to the soul, it will admit that light, and joy in it, and be faithful to it. I. These words are the keynote of a belief the direct contradictory of that system of "non-intervention" which, in order not to be atheistic, admits a First Cause of all created things, but would have it that, having once made this our beautiful... read more

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