Library commentaries concordances dictionaries encyclopedias bible stories apocrypha books lexicons. Therefore i will offer sacrifices of joy in his tabernacle. I had fainted, unless i had believed saved he was then by his faith, which drank to him as it were in a cup of nepenthes, and fetched him again when ready to swoon and sink. In a sense psalm 27 continues and fulfills the trust in the lord without wavering theme. Whereas, psalm could be described as a personal lament psalm. Some think david penned this psalm before his coming to the throne, when he was in the midst of his troubles, and. Providence illustrates the scriptures, and they explain providence. I had fainted, unless i had believed the words i had fainted are supplied by the translators, but they undoubtedly express the true sense of the passage. Psalm 27 new international version niv bible gateway. Psalm 27 is written by david and it is a reflection of how his faith in the power of god sustained him through many trials.
When we are foolishly making court to lying vanities, god is, in love to us, calling us to seek our own mercies in him. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of psalms. This, with what follows, is spoken by the psalmist either to himself or to others, or it may be to both, upon the rich experience he declares in psalms 27. The title in hebrew means praisesor book of praises. The confidence that psalm 27 started with in verses is the same confidence david ends with in verses 14. Some scholars gunkel and weiser argue this is two psalms combined at some point. Some believe that the chief musician is the lord god himself, and others suppose him to be a leader of choirs or musicians in davids time, such as heman the singer or asaph 1 chronicles 6. A translation with commentary kindle edition by alter, robert. The title tells us both the author and the audience of the psalm. The lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall i be afraid.
Suitors often win nothing but the cold shoulder from earthly patrons after long and obsequious waiting. The word of god is the inspired commentary on the book of providence. It is a clear and judicious explanation of the text, and cannot be dispensed with. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the word of god. My hats off to chuck missler as he goes verse by verse expanding and enlightening the book of psalms. So, lets keep that fact in mind as we go through this psalm. I will sing, yes, i will sing praises to the l ord. With this title, we have the author david and the intended audience the chief musician, whom we can take to represent more than a choir leader such as asaph. God calls us by his spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special. Unless i had believed to see the goodness of jehovah in the land of the living. Psalms the book of worship the hymn book of the temple title. Sefer tehillim, the book of psalms, is first and foremost a shining example of biblical poetry. Nothing whatever can be drawn from the title as to the time when this psalm was written, for the heading, a psalm of david, is common to so many of the psalms.
If you were to comb the bible from genesis to revelation and pick a single verse of scripture upon which to anchor your faith, you couldnt do better than psalm 27, verse 1. Daily verse and comment, and have biblical truth delivered to your inbox. And let our hearts be thus affected in singing this psalm. The psalmist refers to the state of mind produced by the efforts of his enemies to destroy him, as mentioned in psalms 27. See how earnest good david is with himself and others. This genre conveys the word of god in a different medium than narrative.
Some think david penned this psalm before his coming to the throne, when he was in the midst of his troubles, and perhaps upon occasion of the death of his parents. Commentary on the book of psalms matthew henrys bible commentary. Take a look at what i have learned as i studied psalm 27. Commentary on psalms 27 by matthew henry blue letter bible. The holy spirit moved davids heart to pen the psalms after the hand of god had placed david under extreme pressure, a pressure out of which his soul would tell god about all of his troubles and seek for god to help him. The lord is my salvation 12 do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
Thus, in this study, psalm 27 will be examined as a consistent whole, a statement by a psalm singer of the nearness of gods deliverance verses 16 and the confidence that god will. This psalm focuses our attention on the difficulty and the brevity of life. Psalms 27 commentary old testament matthew henry st. When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. You turn us back to dustour years come to an end like a sigh ps. Psalm 27 is meant to sustain our faith through impossible situations. Psalms 27 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Psalm 27 the lord is my light and my salvation mclarty. He wrote verses 712 when life was difficult he thought that god was hiding from him. I believe that i shall look upon the goodness of the lord in the land of the living. The bible integrates poetry throughout its 24 books, reminding the reader of. Biblical commentary sermons childrens sermons hymn lists. Study the bible online using commentary on psalm 27.
And then david finishes this psalm where hes been extolling and asking for gods protection with a note of confidence in gods help. You would do well to own and spend som time in this book and the book of genesis which is his masterpiece. David believed that god was going to answer his request in verse 4 to look, or gaze, upon the goodness and beauty of. Find top church sermons, illustrations, and powerpoints for preaching on psalm 27. The psalmist refers to the state of mind produced by the efforts of his enemies. Jan 23, 2011 like psalm 40, the lectionary psalm for the second sunday after epiphany, psalm 27 seems to be made up of two originally separate psalms. The days of our life are seventy years, or perhaps eighty, if we are strong. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tradition has handed down the two sections of the psalm ps 27.
His expectations from god, and the encouragement he gives to others to hope in him, ver. It is generally agreed among interpreters, that this sentence is incomplete. In a sense psalm 27 continues and fulfills the trust in the lord without wavering theme of ps. Joseph a alexander psalms commentary 1864 spurgeon had high praise for alexanders work writing that it occupies a first place among expositions. Now viewing scripture range from the book of psalms chapter 27. The title in the greek suggests the idea of an instrumental accompaniment. The other does bad things, but he does not feel that he did wrong.
He makes a bold statement in, and then follows it with a call of response to that truth in verse 14. E very time i read or hear psalm 27 i recall how privileged i am to know jesus as my savior. Psalms 27 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. God calls us by his spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. Aug 25, 2014 the confidence that psalm 27 started with in verses 1 3 is the same confidence david ends with in verses 14. Translation, oh, if i had not believed to see the goodness of the lord in the land of the living. The lord is my light and my salvation whom shall i fear. This may be the case, but the psalm as it appears today in the bible begins with praise vv. Unless i had believed to see the goodness of jehovah. Book 4 psalms 90106 bible commentary theology of work. I will see the goodness of the lord in the land of the living. This psalm is written by david and it is a reflection of how his faith in the power of god sustained him through many trials.