Psalm 27:10

Translations

Modern

Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.

Traditional

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

Literal

Though my father and my mother have forsaken me, yet YHWH will gather me in.

Latin

Quoniam pater meus et mater mea dereliquerunt me; Dominus autem assumpsit me.

Original

Hebrew

English

Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.

Notes

Psalms 27:7–12

The psalmist asks for the Lord's mercy, presence, and guidance. For the psalmist, God is the greatest good, while enemies and other situations are less important.

Psalms 27:1–14

This psalm combines two types—a psalm of confidence (Psalm 27:1–6) and an individual lament (27:7–14)—united by the theme of longing for the Lord's presence. The psalmist focuses on the Lord, making his own circumstances less important. The psalmist shows strong faith by being open to the Lord's guidance, timing, and priorities.

Psalms 23:1–28:9

These psalms develop the importance of:

integrity (Psalms 25:4–7, 12–14, 21; 26:6, 11; 27:7–12),
God's care as a shepherd (Psalms 23:1; 28:9),
God's guidance (Psalms 23:2–3; 25:5; 27:11),
God's goodness (Psalms 23:6; 25:7–8; 27:13), and
living in his house (Psalms 23:6; 26:8; 27:4, 8).

Theme notes and profiles

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Related verses

Isaiah 49:15
“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!
Isaiah 40:11
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
John 16:32
“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
Matthew 10:36
A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
2 Timothy 4:16
At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
Psalm 69:8
I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
Matthew 10:21–22
Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
2 Samuel 16:11
Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.
John 9:35
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

Glossary

David Music Orphan Psalms, Book of

Topics

Abandonment Absentee Fathers Abusive Parents Bad Parents Being Left Out Being Lonely Children: God's Care of Consolation Under Affliction: To Those Deserted by Friends David: King of Israel: Devoutness of Faith: Exemplified Family Rejection Feeling Alone Illegitimate Children Loneliness Loving your Children Orphan: General Scriptures Concerning Overcoming Rejection People Hurting You Rejection

Psalm 27:10

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