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Psalm 27:1-9 (10-14)

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

January 25, 2026

Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft, Hendrick van Vliet
Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft, Hendrick van Vliet, 1660The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Afternoon light floods the whitewashed nave of the old church in Delft, past the pulpit and the painted hatchments, with a few figures in the aisles.The Lord is my light and my salvation … One thing I asked of the Lord … to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord.Hendrick van VlietA Delft painter who spent his career painting the light inside churches.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMatt. 4:12-25Mt 4:12-25
Epistle1 Cor. 1:10-181 Cor 1:10-18
Old TestamentIsa. 9:1-4Is 9:1-4
PsalterPs. 27:1-9 (10-14)Ps 27:1-9 (10-14)

Overview & Insights

"The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?" (Psalm 27:1)

The psalmist declares confidence in the Lord's protection against every enemy, desiring above all to dwell in the Lord's house and gaze on his beauty. The psalm turns to urgent prayer, asking God not to hide his face, and closes by counseling the soul to wait for the Lord.

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Commentary

Commentary on Psalm 27:1, 4-9Commentary on Ps 27:1, 4-9 Working Preacher

A Luther Seminary commentary on the psalm's two images of light, the sun and the household lamp.

Psalm 27 CommentaryPs 27 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse evangelical notes on fearless confidence and the single request to dwell in God's house.

Psalm 27:1 CommentariesPs 27:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentaries gathered in one place for this psalm of confidence.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 27:1 InterlinearPs 27:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew text word by word for the psalm's opening confession of light and salvation.

Psalms 27:1-9Ps 27:1-9 Sefaria

The Hebrew text alongside Jewish commentary on the same verses.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 27Ps 27 Catena

Verse-by-verse comment from the Fathers on Psalm 27.

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