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Psalms 27:1 — The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is…
“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?”
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The verses around Psalms 27:1.
1The 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?
2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
Verse explanation
Opens the psalm with a declaration of courage resting on two images: light, which drives away fear of the dark, and strength, which sustains life, hence the rhetorical question of who he would have reason to fear.
From the Psalms 27 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 27:1 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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?
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O Senhor é a minha luz e a minha salvação; a quem temerei? O Senhor é a força da minha vida; de quem me receiarei?
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O SENHOR é minha luz e minha salvação; a quem temerei? O SENHOR é a força da minha vida; de quem terei medo?
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¡El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación! ¿Quién podrá asustarme? ¡El Señor es la fortaleza de mi vida! ¿De quién he de sentirme aterrorizado?
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In other languages: Português (Salmos 27:1) · Español (Salmos 27:1)
More verses about fear
- Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will…
- Joshua 1:9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the…
- Psalms 23:4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy…
- 2 Timothy 1:7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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