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Psalms 27:14
Psalms 27:14
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when he was in the midst of his troubles, and perhaps upon occasion of
the death of his parents; but the Jews think he penned it when he was…Psalms 27 — OverviewPsalms 27 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 27:1, David sustains his faith by prayer.Psalms 27 — OverviewPsalms 27 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BiblePSALM 27[A Psalm] of David. The Septuagint interpreters add to this title, "before he was anointed". David was anointed three times, first when a youth in his father's house; but this psalm could not be written before…Psalms 27:1-14Psalms 27:1-14 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
THIS psalm is one of those which have been called "composite"; and certainly it falls into two parts which offer the strongest possible contrast the one to the other. Part 1. (Psalms 27:1-6) is altogether…Psalms 27:1-16Psalms 27:1-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryJehovah's self-revelation, and faith's response thereto.
There is no known character and career in Scripture that would correspond to this psalm as well as those of David. And it seems difficult to resist the…Psalms 27:7-14Psalms 27:7-14 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleDavid in these verses expresses,
I. His desire towards God, in many petitions. If he cannot now go up to
the house of the Lord, yet, wherever he is, he can find a way to the
throne of grace by prayer.
1. He…
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