Psalms 27:1 (DRB)

Passage

A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Nearby Context

Psalms 27:1 A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Psalms 27:2 Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.

Psalms 27:3 Draw me not away together with the wicked; and with the workers of iniquity destroy me not: Who speak peace with their neighbour, but evils are in their hearts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "psalm", "david", "himself", "thee", "lord", "thou", "silent", and "lest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "psalm" and "david", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Hear O Lord the voice of my...", so "psalm" and "david" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "psalm" and "david" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.