Psalms 27:6 (YLT)

Passage

And now, lifted up is my head, Above my enemies--my surrounders, And I sacrifice in His tent sacrifices of shouting, I sing, yea, I sing praise to Jehovah.

Nearby Context

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.

Psalms 27:6 And now, lifted up is my head, Above my enemies--my surrounders, And I sacrifice in His tent sacrifices of shouting, I sing, yea, I sing praise to Jehovah.

Psalms 27:7 Hear, O Jehovah, my voice--I call, And favour me, and answer me.

Psalms 27:8 To Thee said my heart `They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lifted", "head", "above", "enemies--my", "surrounders", "sacrifice", "tent", and "sacrifices". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lifted" and "head", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "For He hideth me in a tabernacle..." into verse 7's "Hear O Jehovah my voice--I call And...", so "lifted" and "head" 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 "lifted" and "head" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.