Psalms 27:1 (GNV)

Passage

A Psalme of David. The Lord is my light and my saluation, whom shall I feare? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whome shall I be afraide?

Nearby Context

Psalms 27:1 A Psalme of David. The Lord is my light and my saluation, whom shall I feare? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whome shall I be afraide?

Psalms 27:2 When the wicked, euen mine enemies and my foes came vpon mee to eate vp my flesh; they stumbled and fell.

Psalms 27:3 Though an hoste pitched against me, mine heart should not be afraide: though warre be raised against me, I will trust in this.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "psalme", "david", "lord", "saluation", "shall", and "feare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "psalme", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "When the wicked euen mine enemies and...", so "light" and "psalme" 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 "light" and "psalme" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.