Psalm 27 — The Lord My Light and Saviour Is
Theological Analysis
A metrical versification of Psalm 27, a psalm of confident trust in God as light, salvation, and fortress. David expresses fearless confidence in God despite enemies, and his deep longing to dwell in God's house. The psalm concludes with the famous exhortation to "wait on the Lord."
✓ Theological Strengths
- Direct versification of inspired Scripture — Psalm 27
- Expresses bold confidence in God amidst adversity
- Teaches the priority of seeking God's presence
- Contains the great exhortation to wait on the Lord
- Balances trust in God with honest petition
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Full Lyrics
The Lord my light and Saviour is;
Of whom then shall I fear?
The Lord is of my life the strength;
Who shall make me dismayed?
One thing I of the Lord desired,
And will seek to obtain,
That all days of my life I may
Within God's house remain;
That I the beauty of the Lord
Behold may and admire,
And that I in his holy place
May reverently inquire.
For in his pavilion he
Shall hide me in ill days;
In secret of his tent me hide,
And on a rock me raise.
And now, ev'n at this present time,
Mine head shall lifted be
Above all those that are my foes,
And round encompass me.
Therefore unto his tabernacle
I'll sacrifices bring
Of joyfulness; I'll sing, yea, I
Unto the Lord will sing.
Teach me thy way, O Lord, and make
Me walk in thy plain path,
Because of those mine enemies
That do observe me nigh.
I fainted had, unless that I
Believed had to see
The Lord's own goodness in the land
Of them that living be.
Wait on the Lord, and be thou strong,
And he shall strength afford
Unto thine heart; yea, do thou wait,
I say, upon the Lord.
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