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    Psalms 27

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    David imagines his father and mother forsaking him, and finds the LORD receiving him instead.

    A refuge with rather good viewsvv. 1–6

    David begins with the LORD as light, salvation, and stronghold, while enemies arrive in increasingly ambitious numbers: wicked men, an encamped army, and war itself. Yet the single thing he asks is not their defeat but to dwell in the house of the LORD, gaze on His beauty, and seek Him in His temple. Trouble produces a charming collection of hiding places—shelter, tent, and rock—followed by a high head, sacrifices, shouts of joy, singing, and music.

    The prayer enters by the side doorvv. 7–12

    The triumphant voice now becomes a plea: hear, be merciful, answer. The heart says, “Seek His face,” and David does so, asking that the LORD neither hide His face nor abandon him. Then comes the sharpest family reversal in the psalm: even if father and mother forsake him, the LORD will receive him. He asks for a level path while false witnesses rise against him, breathing violence—a remarkably breathless sort of testimony.

    Certain, and still waitingvv. 13–14

    David is certain that he will see the LORD’s goodness in the land of the living. The psalm might have ended there, with its gaze fixed firmly ahead; instead it gives the waiting instruction twice, with strength and courage placed between the two appointments. Certainty remains, but the door does not quite open yet.

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    1. Ps 27:1Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?

    2. Ps 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

    3. Ps 27:3Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.

    4. Ps 27:4One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.

    5. Ps 27:5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.

    6. Ps 27:6Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.

    7. Ps 27:7Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me.

    8. Ps 27:8My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.

    9. Ps 27:9Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.

    10. Ps 27:10Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.

    11. Ps 27:11Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.

    12. Ps 27:12Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

    13. Ps 27:13Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

    14. Ps 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

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    • 14Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
    • 1Hebrews 13:6So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
    • 1Psalms 118:6The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
    • 1Exodus 15:2The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
    • 14Psalms 31:24Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
    • 12 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
    • 14Isaiah 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
    • 4Psalms 26:8O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
    • 14Psalms 37:34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
    • 14Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
    • 1Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
    • 1John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
    • 1Micah 7:7–8But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
    • 4Psalms 23:6Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
    • 14Habakkuk 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
    • 1Isaiah 60:19–20No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.

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