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Psalms 27:3 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident. "
Psalms 27:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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?
2 When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.
4 One thing I have asked of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, to see the LORD’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.
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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?"
Psalms 27:2
"When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell."
Psalms 27:4
"One thing I have asked of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, to see the LORD’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple."
Psalms 27:5
"For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock."
Psalms 27:6
"Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD."
Psalms 27:7
"Hear, LORD, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me."
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