Psalms 27:1 BSB — MannaFest

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3 notes on this verse

A commentator

AGAINST CELSUS 8:27 · Written before 253.

Christians have nothing to fear, even if demons should not be well-disposed to them; for they are protected by the supreme God, who is well pleased with their piety and who sets his divine angels to watch over those who are worthy of such guardianship, so that they can suffer nothing from demons.

This site's exposition

my light and my salvation

on Psalms 27:1-3

Light, salvation and stronghold are three words for the LORD in one verse, and each answers the question whom shall I fear. The wicked came to devour his flesh, and his enemies and foes stumbled and fell. An army encamped and a war begun leave the heart unafraid.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 2 (1870)

The Lord is my light and my salvation. Here is personal interest, "my light, ""my salvation; " the soul is assured of it, and therefore, declaring it boldly. "My light; " —into the soul at the new birth divine light is poured as the precursor of salvation; where there is not enough light to see our own darkness and to long for the Lord Jesus, there is no evidence of salvation. Salvation finds us in the dark, but it does not leave us there; it gives light to those who sit in the valley of the shadow of death.

The words behind it

10 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

Hebrew	Sound	Meaning	Word study	In the Bible
יְהוָ֤ה׀	yahweh	Yahweh	H3068 →	6520 times
אוֹרִ֣י	ʾori	[is] light my	H216 →	121 times
וְ֭יִשְׁעִי	veyishi	and salvation my	H3468 →	36 times
מִמִּ֣י	mimi	from whom?	H4310 →	423 times
אִירָ֑א	ʾira'	will I be afraid	H3372 →	315 times
יְהוָ֥ה	yahweh	Yahweh	H3068 →	6520 times
מָֽעוֹז־	maoz-	[is] [the] refuge of	H4581 →	36 times
חַ֝יַּ֗י	chaiyai	life my	H2416 →	498 times
מִמִּ֥י	mimi	from whom?	H4310 →	423 times
אֶפְחָֽד׃	ʾefchad	will I be in dread	H6342 →	25 times

יְהוָ֤ה׀Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אוֹרִ֣י[is] light my
ʾoriH216 →121 times
וְ֭יִשְׁעִיand salvation my
veyishiH3468 →36 times
מִמִּ֣יfrom whom?
mimiH4310 →423 times
אִירָ֑אwill I be afraid
ʾira'H3372 →315 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מָֽעוֹז־[is] [the] refuge of
maoz-H4581 →36 times
חַ֝יַּ֗יlife my
chaiyaiH2416 →498 times
מִמִּ֥יfrom whom?
mimiH4310 →423 times
אֶפְחָֽד׃will I be in dread
ʾefchadH6342 →25 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.315 works Hebrews 13:6So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”144 works Psalms 118:6The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?132 works Exodus 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.115 works 2 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.89 works Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.75 works

The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾

Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?72 works John 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.”71 works Micah 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.67 works Isaiah 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.59 works Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”52 works Isaiah 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”50 works Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.43 works Psalms 18:28For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.43 works 1 John 1:5And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.42 works Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.41 works Psalms 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.39 works Psalms 118:21I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.33 works

Where this verse connects

1 approved connection.

Written to them
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The LORD is my light; whom shall I fear
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The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

Through
Hebrews 13:6
So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
it leads to
- Romans 8:31
  What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
  Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 118:6–9
  The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Isaiah 41:10
  Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Psalms 27:1–3
  The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Psalms 124:8
  Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Through
2 Corinthians 12:9
But 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…
it leads to
- Philippians 4:13
  I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- 2 Corinthians 12:10
  That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
- Isaiah 40:29–31
  He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

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