Psalms 27:3 (YLT)

Passage

Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I <FI>am<Fi> confident.

Nearby Context

Psalms 27:1 By David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?

Psalms 27:2 When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

Psalms 27:3 Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I <FI>am<Fi> confident.

Psalms 27:4 One <FI>thing<Fi> I asked of Jehovah--it I seek. My dwelling in the house of Jehovah, All the days of my life, To look on the pleasantness of Jehovah, And to inquire in His temple.

Psalms 27:5 For He hideth me in a tabernacle in the day of evil, He hideth me in a secret place of His tent, On a rock he raiseth me up.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "though", "host", "doth", "encamp", "against", "heart", and "fear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "though" and "host", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "When evil doers come near to me..." into verse 4's "One FI thing Fi I asked of...", so "though" and "host" 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 "host" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.