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Psalm 27:1

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1The Lord is my alight and my bsalvation;

Whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the 1cdefense of my life;

dWhom shall I dread?

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Psalm 27:1–2: The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall.

Footnotes

  1. 1Or refuge

Cross references

  1. aPs 18:28; Is 60:20; Mic 7:8
  2. bEx 15:2; Ps 62:7; 118:14; Is 33:2; Jon 2:9
  3. cPs 28:8
  4. dPs 118:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord is my light and my salvation;

whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life;

of whom shall I be afraid?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord is my light and my salvation—

whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life—

of whom shall I be afraid?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord is my light and my salvation—

whom should I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life—

whom should I dread?

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord is my light and my salvation—

so why should I be afraid?

The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger,

so why should I tremble?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh is my light and my salvation;

whom shall I fear?

Yahweh is the refuge of my life;

of whom shall I be afraid?

KJV 1900King James Version

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?