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Psalm 27:1, 4-9

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

January 25, 2026

Interior of a Church, Emanuel de Witte
Interior of a Church, Emanuel de Witte, c. 1680Cleveland Museum of Art
De Witte painted Dutch church interiors swept bare by the Reformation, full of ordinary life: dogs, gravediggers, children, people talking during the sermon.One thing I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.Emanuel de WitteThe Dutch painter of church interiors, who filled the whitewashed Protestant churches of his day with ordinary, untidy life.Cleveland Museum of ArtA large encyclopaedic museum in Ohio, free to enter since it opened in 1916.Cleveland Museum of Art
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMatt. 4:12-23Mt 4:12-23
Epistle1 Cor. 1:10-181 Cor 1:10-18
Old TestamentIsa. 9:1-4Is 9:1-4
PsalterPs. 27:1, 4-9Ps 27:1, 4-9

Overview & Insights

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

David declares confidence in God's protection even while surrounded by enemies, then turns to a single longing: to dwell in God's house and seek God's presence. The psalm moves between bold trust and an urgent plea not to be abandoned.

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Commentary

Psalm 27 CommentaryPs 27 Commentary Enduring Word

David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on the psalm's shift from confidence to plea.

Psalm 27:1 CommentariesPs 27:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates several classic commentaries on David's declaration of trust.

Psalm 27 - Gill's Exposition of the Whole BiblePs 27 - Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible StudyLight

John Gill's older exposition of the psalm.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 27:1 InterlinearPs 27:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew text and parsing for the psalm's opening declaration.

Psalm 27 - Catena BiblePs 27 - Catena Bible Catena

Patristic commentary from the early church fathers on the psalm.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 27Ps 27 Catena

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

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