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Psalm 27:1–2

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1The Lord is my lights and my salvationt—

whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the strongholdu of my life—

of whom shall I be afraid?v

2When the wicked advance against me

to devoura me,

it is my enemies and my foes

who will stumble and fall.w

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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. aOr slander

Cross references

  1. sSee 2 Sa 22:29
  2. tSee Ex 15:2; See Ps 3:8
  3. uPs 9:9
  4. vSee Job 13:15; Ps 56:4, 11; 118:6
  5. wPs 9:3; See 20:8; 37:24; Da 11:19; Ro 11:11

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?

When evildoers assail me

to eat up my flesh,

my adversaries and foes,

it is they who stumble and fall.

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?

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,

my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.

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?

When evil people come to devour me,

when my enemies and foes attack me,

they will stumble and fall.

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?

When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh—

my adversaries and my enemies who drew near to me—

they themselves stumbled and fell.

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?

When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh,

They stumbled and fell.