Psalms 27:3 (GNV)

Passage

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

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.

Psalms 27:4 One thing haue I desired of the Lord, that I will require, euen that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the dayes of my life, to beholde the beautie of the Lord, and to visite his Temple.

Psalms 27:5 For in the time of trouble hee shall hide mee in his Tabernacle: in the secrete place of his pauillion shall he hide me, and set me vp vpon a rocke.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "though", "hoste", "pitched", "against", "mine", "heart", "should", and "afraide". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "though" and "hoste", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "When the wicked euen mine enemies and..." into verse 4's "One thing haue I desired of the...", so "though" and "hoste" 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 "though" and "hoste" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.