David wastes no time at all in focusing our attention on the Lord. Jehovah or Lord is the first word in the Hebrew text of this verse after we are told it is a psalm of David. In the face of fear and difficulties, David is focused on the Lord and we should be too. He says, “He is my Light!” This is the only place in the Old Testament where the Lord is called “Light.” In the New Testament Jesus said that He was the Light of the world. * John 8:12—Then spake