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27:2 When evil men attack me to devour my flesh , when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall . 27:3 Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear . Even when war is imminent , I remain confident . 27:4 I have asked the Lord for one thing– this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life , so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple . 27:5 He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger ; he will hide me in his home ; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit. 27:6 Now I will triumph over my enemies who surround me! I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy ! I will sing praises to the Lord ! 27:7 Hear me, O Lord , when I cry out ! Have mercy on me and answer me! 27:8 My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O Lord . 27:9 Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger ! You are my deliverer ! Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me! 27:10 Even if my father and mother abandoned me, the Lord would take me in. 27:11 Teach me how you want me to live; lead me along a level path because of those who wait to ambush me! 27:12 Do not turn me over to my enemies , for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me. 27:13 Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the Lord’s favor in the land of the living ? 27:14 Rely on the Lord ! Be strong and confident ! Rely on the Lord !

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  • Indahnya Saat yang Teduh [KJ.454] ( Sweet Hour of Prayer )
  • Sekarang, Tuhanku [KJ.128]
  • Sertai Kami, Tuhan [KJ.345]
  • [Psa 27:3] God Help Our Country To Be Strong
  • [Psa 27:3] Patriot’s Prayer, The
  • [Psa 27:3] Surrounded By A Host Of Foes
  • [Psa 27:4] O That I Could For Ever Dwell
  • [Psa 27:5] Anywhere With Jesus
  • [Psa 27:5] Hide Me
  • [Psa 27:6] I Will Sing My Maker’s Praises
  • [Psa 27:6] Sing Always
  • [Psa 27:7] O Lord, Give Ear Unto My Voice
  • [Psa 27:7] O Lord, Give Heed Unto Our Plea
  • [Psa 27:8] Lord, We Come Before Thee Now
  • [Psa 27:8] Soon As I Heard My Father Say
  • [Psa 27:8] To Jesus I Will Go
  • [Psa 27:11] Good Old Way, The
  • [Psa 27:14] My God, My Father, Make Me Strong

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • Verses 1-3 provide information about Jephthah's personal background. His name means "He [an unspecified deity] has opened [the womb]."Jephthah lived on the east side of the Jordan River. Unlike Gideon he was a courageous and ...
  • This time God's choice was not a king for the people according to their desires, but a king for Himself (v. 1) who would put Yahweh first (13:14; cf. Gal. 4:4-5). Saul would have perceived Samuel's anointing another man as ki...
  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • The title of this psalm identifies the writer as David. All but four of the psalms in Book 1 of the Psalter (Pss. 1-41) identify David as their writer, all except Psalms 1, 2, 10, and 33. The occasion of his writing this one ...
  • 27:1 David expressed great confidence as he looked to the future because Yahweh was his light, salvation, and defense or stronghold. Light connotes understanding, joy, and life (cf. 18:28)."Lightis a natural figure for almost...
  • 27:4 The greatest gift that God could give David would be the privilege of spending his time contemplating and reflecting on the wonderful features of his God. The psalmist could achieve this best in Israel near the ark of th...
  • 27:7-10 Apparently David was not getting the help he needed so he appealed earnestly to the Lord. In the Mosaic Law, God told His people to remember Him and to draw near to Him rather than abandoning Him. David was doing just...
  • 41:10 David had asked God to restore his health so he might repay his enemies. This may seem to be an unworthy motive in view of the Lord Jesus' instruction to love our enemies and do them good (Matt. 5:44). However, individu...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • God had not forgotten Israel. Even though He would leave her for a time, He would regather all her children from all over the world to Himself. Therefore she should continue to trust in Him.49:14 Having heard the promises tha...
  • 3:1 This second oracle begins like the first and third ones, with a summons to hear the prophet's message (cf. 1:2; 6:1). The initial "And I said"ties this oracle to the preceding one and provides continuity. Micah asked rhet...
  • 18:1 "These words"evidently refer to all of what Jesus had said in chapters 13-17 all of which He probably spoke in the upper room. The Kidron Valley formed the eastern boundary of Jerusalem. The Kidron was also a wadior dry ...
  • Abbot, T. K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians. International Critical Commentary series. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1897.Aldrich, Roy L. "The Gift of God."Biblioth...
  • Paul began this very personal letter with a customary salutation to set the tone for what followed. The salutation reveals that this was not just a personal letter, however, as was Paul's epistle to Philemon, but it was also ...
  • Adamson, James B. The Epistle of James. New International Commentary on the New Testament series. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1976; reprint ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984.Bailey, Mark...
  • 17:15 The angel next helped John understand the identity of the waters (v. 1). Water is a common symbol for people in the Old Testament (e.g., Ps. 18:4, 16; 124:4; Isa. 8:7; Jer. 47:2). The harlot exercises a controlling infl...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • In 1 Samuel 17:48 between the slow movements of the heavy-armed Philistine and the quick run of the shepherd, whose' feet were as hind's feet' (Psalm 18:33). Agility and confident alacrity were both expressed. His feet were s...
  • One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.'--Psalm 27:4.WE shall do great injustice to this mystical aspiration of the Psalmist, if we degr...
  • When Thou saidst, Seek ye my face: My heart said unto Thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 9. Hide not Thy face far from me.'--Psalm 27:8-9.WE have here a report of a brief dialogue between God and a devout soul. The Psalmist t...
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