Commentaries and Other Bible Study Helps - Prayer Tents - Prayer Tents

Psalm 27. In singing Psalm 27, God's people have a way of not simply expressing confidence in him but of cultivating that confidence for the widest range of challenging life situations. The psalm uses several synonyms for "enemies" (vv. 2, 6, 11, 12), giving it the concrete setting of a faithful person beset by those who would destroy him with bloodthirsty and deceitful means; one who can trust God in those circumstances can trust him in other situations as well.

27:1-3 Whom Shall I Fear? The terms fear (vv. 1, 3) and be afraid (v. 1) contrast with be confident (v. 3): the faithful must learn to base their confidence on God's ever-present protection (light, salvation, stronghold, v. 1); this will be a confidence that grows through experiences of deliverance (as v. 2 recounts).