11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 27:1
Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
- KJV King James Version
- 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?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- ASV American Standard Version
- Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- BY DAVID. YHWH [is] my light and my salvation, || Whom do I fear? YHWH [is] the strength of my life, || Of whom am I afraid?
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Lord is my light and my salvation! How could anyone scare me? The Lord is my life's fortress! How could anyone terrify me?
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- By David. Jehovah [is] my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah [is] the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?
- DBY Darby Translation
- Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- A Psalm of David. 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?
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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?
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 26:1 in this edition
- The psalm of David before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| לְדָוִ֨ד׀ | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Of David | H1732 דָּוִד David |
| יְהוָ֤ה׀ | Yah·weh | The LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אוֹרִ֣י | ’ō·w·rî | is my light | H216 אוֹר light |
| וְ֭יִשְׁעִי | wə·yiš·‘î | and my salvation | H3468 יֵ֫שַׁע salvation |
| מִמִּ֣י | mim·mî | whom | H4310 מִי who? |
| אִירָ֑א | ’î·rā | shall I fear | H3372 יָרֵא to fear |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | The LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| מָֽעוֹז־ | mā·‘ō·wz- | is the stronghold | H4581 מָעוֹז security |
| חַ֝יַּ֗י | ḥay·yay | of my life | H2416 חַי alive |
| מִמִּ֥י | mim·mî | whom | H4310 מִי who? |
| אֶפְחָֽד׃ | ’ep̄·ḥāḏ | shall I dread | H6342 פָּחַד to dread |
Related verses
- Hebrews 13:6
So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
- Psalm 118:6
Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Exodus 15:2
Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9
He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
- Psalm 84:11
For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
- John 8:12
Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Micah 7:7–8
But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be a light to me.
- Isaiah 60:19–20
The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun will not go down any more, nor will your moon withdraw itself; for Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will end.
- Isaiah 12:2
Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh 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.
Read all of Psalm 27 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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