Psalms 27:2 (DBY)

Passage

When evil-doers, mine adversaries and mine enemies, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

Nearby Context

Psalms 27:1 {[A Psalm] of David.} Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalms 27:2 When evil-doers, mine adversaries and mine enemies, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

Psalms 27:3 If a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; if war rise against me, in this will I be confident.

Psalms 27:4 One [thing] have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire [of him] in his temple.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "evil-doers", "mine", "adversaries", "enemies", "came", "upon", and "flesh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "evil-doers" and "mine", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "A Psalm of David Jehovah is my..." into verse 3's "If a host encamp against me my...", so "evil-doers" and "mine" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "evil-doers" and "mine" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.