Psalms 27:3 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 27:3

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me, Even then will I be confident.

KJV

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

⋯

Commentary

2 voices

Origen of Alexandria

EXHORTATION TO MARTYDOM 29 (253)

It may be that these words are spoken by the prophet of no one else but the Savior, who feared no one because of the light and salvation given from the Father and who was afraid of no one because of the protection with which God shielded him. And his heart was not at all fearful when the entire host of Satan encamped against him. His heart, filled with sacred teachings, hoped in God when war rose up against him.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 2 (1870)

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Before the actual conflict, while as yet the battle is untried, the warrior's heart, being held in suspense, is very liable to become fluttered. The encamping host often inspires greater dread than the same host in actual affray. Young tells us of some—"Who feel a thousand deaths in fearing one."

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אִם־	'im-	though	H518 →
תַּחֲנֶ֬ה	ta.cha.Neh	it will encamp	H2583 →
עָלַ֨י׀	'a.Lai	on me	H5921 →
מַחֲנֶה֮	ma.cha.Neh	a camp	H4264 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יִירָ֪א	yi.Ra'	it will fear	H3372 →
לִ֫בִּ֥י	li.Bi	heart my	H3820 →
אִם־	'im-	though	H518 →
תָּק֣וּם	ta.Kum	it will arise	H6965 →
עָ֭לַי	'A.lai	on me	H5921 →
מִלְחָמָ֑ה	mil.cha.Mah	warfare	H4421 →
בְּ֝זֹ֗את	be.Zot	in this	H2063 →
אֲנִ֣י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
בוֹטֵֽחַ׃	vo.Te.ach	[will be] trusting	H982 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 3:14
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
leads to
- Matthew 10:28
  Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 2:19–20
  For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
- Matthew 5:10–12
  Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Through
Philippians 1:28
without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 1:7–8
  For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:5–6
  All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
Through
Psalms 3:6
I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
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?
- 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 118:10–12
  All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

Featured studies on this passage

Walks through Psalms 27

Light

Open the study →

About Psalms

Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Psalms: the study guide →Read chapter 27 →The featured study →

Continue: Psalms 27 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms