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Psalms 27:1

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?

KJV

Psalmus ipsi David. Ad te, Domine, clamabo ; Deus meus, ne sileas a me : nequando taceas a me, et assimilabor descendentibus in lacum.

Vulgate

Τοῦ Δαυείδ. Πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα, ὁ θεός μου, μὴ παρασιωπήσῃς ἐπ’ ἑμοί· μή ποτε παρασιωπήσῃς ἐπ’ ἐμοὶ καὶ ὁμοιωθήσομαι τοῖς καταβαίνουσιν εἰς λάκκον.

LXX

Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?

ASV

לְ/דָוִ֨ד יְהוָ֤ה אוֹרִ֣/י וְ֭/יִשְׁעִ/י מִ/מִּ֣י אִירָ֑א יְהוָ֥ה מָֽעוֹז חַ֝יַּ֗/י מִ/מִּ֥י אֶפְחָֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֣וֹר
'vr
noun · 120×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
י
y
noun · 36×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
מָע֣וֹז
m'vz
noun · 36×
פָֽחַדְתָּ֙
pchdt
verb · 25×
תִּירָ֖א
tyr'
verb · 325×

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Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 28:20 — And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until
  • 1John 1:5 — This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
  • 1John 2:8 — Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
  • 1Sam 17:32 — And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
  • 1Sam 30:6 — And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the
  • 2Cor 12:9 — And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon m
  • 2Kgs 1:15 — And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.
  • 2Kgs 18:5 — He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.
  • 2Sam 22:29 — For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
  • 2Sam 22:33 — God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
  • Dan 3:17 — If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
  • Deut 20:3 — And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;
  • Deut 30:20 — That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land wh
  • Deut 31:6 — Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
  • Exod 14:13 — And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no mo
  • Exod 15:2 — The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
  • Exod 15:2 — The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
  • Gen 15:1 — After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
  • Gen 26:24 — And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.
  • Hab 3:18 — Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
  • Hab 3:19 — The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
  • Heb 13:6 — So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
  • Heb 13:6 — So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
  • Isa 2:5 — O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
  • Isa 12:2 — Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
  • Isa 12:2 — Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
  • Isa 33:6 — And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
  • Isa 41:10 — Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • Isa 45:24 — Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
  • Isa 51:6 — Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in li
  • Isa 60:1 — Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
  • Isa 60:19 — The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
  • Isa 60:20 — Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
  • Isa 61:10 — I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh
  • Jer 20:11 — But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confu
  • Job 13:16 — He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
  • Job 29:3 — When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
  • Job 29:3 — When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
  • John 1:1 — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  • John 1:9 — That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.