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Psalms 27:3

27:2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. came: Heb. approached against me
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

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Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

27:4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. the beauty: or, the delight

What does Psalms 27:3 mean?

Psalms 27:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מַחֲנֶה (machăneh), חָנָה (chânâh), לֵב (lêb). It connects to 9 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Though
an
hostמַחֲנֶהmachăneh/makh-an-eh'/H4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)
should
encampחָנָהchânâh/khaw-naw'/H2583properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
against
me,
my
heartלֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
shall
not
fear:יָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
though
warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh/mil-khaw-maw'/H4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
should
riseקוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
against
me,
in
this
will
I
be
confident.בָּטַחbâṭach/baw-takh'/H982figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure

Commentary on Psalms 27:3

HENRY_FULL · Psalms 27:3
h before, in the history of David's life, 2 Sam. xxii. That was the first edition of it; here we have it revived, altered a little, and fitted for the service of the church. It is David's thanksgiving for the many deliverances God had wrought for him; these he desired always to preserve fresh in his own memory and to diffuse and entail the knowledge of them. It is an admirable composition. The poetry is very fine, the images are bold, the expressions lofty, and every word is proper and significant; but the piety far exceeds the poetry. Holy faith, and love, and joy, and praise, and hope, are here lively, active, and upon the wing. I. He triumphs in God, ver. 1-3 . II. He magnifies the deliverances God had wrought for him, ver. 4-19 . III. He takes the comfort of his integrity, which God had thereby cleared up, ver. 20-28 . IV. He gives to God the glory of all his achievements, ver. 29-42 . V. He encourages himself with the expectation of what God would further do for him and his, ver. 43-50 . David's Triumphs in God; Devout Confidence. 1 I wi

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Samuel 22:3

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

Psalms 28:1

A Psalm of David. Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. to me: Heb. from me

Psalms 62:2

He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. defence: Heb. high place

Psalms 62:7

In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

Proverbs 2:7

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. safe: Heb. set aloft

Isaiah 32:2

And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. great: Heb. heavy

Jeremiah 16:19

O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

Hebrews 2:13

And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 27:3.

Exodus 32:17

And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.

Genesis 32:7

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;

Genesis 50:21

Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them. kindly: Heb. to their hearts

Numbers 1:52

And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.

Numbers 2:3

And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

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What does Psalms 27:3 say?

Psalms 27:3 (King James Version) reads: "Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident."

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Psalms 27:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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