Psalm 27:3

Translations

Modern

Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.

Traditional

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

Literal

Though a host may encamp against me, my heart will not fear; though war should rise up against me, in this I will keep my trust.

Latin

Si consistant adversum me castra, non timebit cor meum; si exsurgat adversum me prælium, in hoc ego sperabo.

Original

Hebrew

English

Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.

Notes

Psalms 27:3

keep my trust: See Psalms 25:2; 26:1.

Psalms 27:1–3

The psalmist acknowledges the Lord at the center of his life (Psalm 27:1). Because of God’s presence, he engages his adversaries with confidence. They cannot intimidate him or disrupt his inner peace.

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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Psalm 3:6
I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
1 Peter 3:14
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
Romans 8:35–37
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
Philippians 1:28
…without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
2 Corinthians 5:6–8
Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
Isaiah 41:11–12
Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Isaiah 54:16–17
Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.
2 Kings 6:15–17
When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, behold, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”
Job 4:6
Is your reverence not your confidence, and the uprightness of your ways your hope?
2 Chronicles 20:15
And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
1 Samuel 28:15–16
Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”

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Topics

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Psalm 27:3

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