Psalms · Catholic Public Domain Version
Psalm 26 (27) Catholic Public Domain Version
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 27 · About the recordings
Notes on this text (4)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms follow the Greek/Latin numbering, with the psalm titles counted as verse 1 (as in the Vulgate).
- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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Psalm 26 in CPDV = Psalm 27 in WEB.
1 A Psalm of David, before he was sealed. 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?
27:1 By David. 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 Meanwhile, the guilty draw near to me, so as to eat my flesh. Those who trouble me, my enemies, have themselves been weakened and have fallen.
27:2 When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
3 If entrenched armies were to stand together against me, my heart would not fear. If a battle were to rise up against me, I would have hope in this.
27:3 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, this I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, so that I may behold the delight of the Lord, and may visit his temple.
27:4 One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.
5 For he has hidden me in his tabernacle. In the day of evils, he has protected me in the hidden place of his tabernacle.
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.
6 He has exalted me upon the rock, and now he has exalted my head above my enemies. I have circled around and offered a sacrifice of loud exclamation in his tabernacle. I will sing, and I will compose a psalm, to the Lord.
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 Yahweh.
7 Hear my voice, O Lord, with which I have cried out to you. Have mercy on me, and hear me.
27:7 Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.
8 My heart has spoken to you; my face has sought you. I yearn for your face, O Lord.
27:8 When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.”
9 Do not turn your face away from me. In your wrath, do not turn aside from your servant. Be my helper. Do not abandon me, and do not despise me, O God, my Savior.
27:9 Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.
10 For my father and my mother have left me behind, but the Lord has taken me up.
27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up.
11 O Lord, establish a law for me in your way, and direct me in the right path, because of my enemies.
27:11 Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.
12 Do not surrender me to the souls of those who trouble me. For unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and iniquity has lied to itself.
27:12 Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty.
13 I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
27:13 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the Lord, act manfully; and let your heart be strengthened, and remain with the Lord.
27:14 Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
Cross references (14)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.
- 1 Hebrews 13:6; Psalm 118:6; Exodus 15:2; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Psalm 84:11
- 2 Psalm 118:12; Psalm 3:7; Isaiah 8:15; Psalm 22:16; Psalm 9:3
- 3 Psalm 3:6; 1 Peter 3:14; Romans 8:35–37; Philippians 1:28; 2 Corinthians 5:6–8
- 4 Psalm 26:8; Psalm 23:6; Psalm 65:4; Psalm 84:10; Psalm 84:4
- 5 Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 31:20; Psalm 138:7; Psalm 91:1; Psalm 119:114
- 6 Psalm 3:3; Hebrews 13:15; Psalm 107:22; 2 Samuel 22:49; Isaiah 12:6
- 7 Psalm 130:2–4; Psalm 13:3; Psalm 5:2; Psalm 4:1; Psalm 143:1–2
- 8 Psalm 105:4; Jeremiah 29:12–13; Isaiah 55:6–7; Psalm 119:58; Psalm 24:6
- 9 Psalm 69:17; Psalm 143:7; Psalm 102:2; Isaiah 46:3–4; 2 Timothy 4:17–18
- 10 Isaiah 49:15; Isaiah 40:11; John 16:32; Matthew 10:36; 2 Timothy 4:16
- 11 Psalm 25:4–5; Psalm 5:8; Psalm 86:11; Psalm 26:12; Psalm 143:8–10
- 12 Matthew 26:59–60; Psalm 31:8; Psalm 35:11; Psalm 41:11; Psalm 35:25
- 13 2 Corinthians 4:16; Psalm 142:5; 2 Corinthians 4:8–14; Psalm 56:3; Psalm 56:13
- 14 Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 31:24; Isaiah 30:18; Psalm 130:5; Philippians 4:13
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 27.
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
It may be attributed to David himself, not the Mediator, the Man Christ Jesus, but the whole Church now perfectly established in Christ. 2. "Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my innocence" (ver. 1).
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
And even now Thou drawest out of this vast deep the soul that seeketh Thee and thirsteth after Thy delights, whose "heart said unto Thee," I have sought Thy face, "Thy face, Lord, will I seek." For I was far from Thy face, through my darkened affections.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
My heart said unto Thee,--I have sought Thy face; "Thy face, Lord, will I seek." Chapter IV.--In the Country He Gives His Attention to Literature, and Explains the Fourth Psalm in Connection with the Happy Conversion of Alypius.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
This is my hope; for this do I live, that I may contemplate the delights of the Lord. Behold, Thou hast made my days old, and they pass away, and in what manner I know not.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)