Verse List for PSA 27:1

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OET (OET-RV) A song by David. ⇔ Yahweh is my light and the one who saves me—why should I be afraid of anyone? ⇔ ≈ Yahweh is where my life is safe—why should I be worrying?

OET-LV Of_Dāvid[fn] YHWH light _of_is_my and_salvation _of_my from_whom will _I _be _afraid YHWH is_the _refuge _of my _life _of_my from_whom will _I _be _in _dread.
When_drew _near on_me evil-doers to_devour DOM flesh _of_my foes _of_my and_enemies _of_my to_me they they _stumbled and_they _fell.

SLBL ◊ By David. YHWH is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? YHWH is the refuge of my life; on what basis shall I tremble? ‡

ULT Of David ⇔ Yahweh is my light and my salvation; ⇔  whom will I fear? ⇔ Yahweh is the refuge of my life; ⇔  whom will I dread?

UST A psalm of David ⇔ Yahweh encourages me and nourishes my inner being. He is the one who saves me, ⇔  so I will not fear anyone. ⇔ Yahweh is the one to whom I go for refuge, ⇔  so I will not dread anyone.

BSB & MSB Of David. ⇔ The LORD is my light and my salvation— ⇔  whom shall I fear? ⇔ The LORD is the stronghold of my life— ⇔  whom shall I dread?

OEB A psalm of David. ⇔ The Lord is my light and my saviour; ⇔  whom then should I fear? ⇔ The Lord protects my life; ⇔  whom then should I dread?

WEBBE & WMBB 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?

NET The Lord delivers and vindicates me! ⇔ I fear no one! ⇔ The Lord protects my life! ⇔ I am afraid of no one!

LSV 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 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?

T4T Yahweh is the one who gives light to my soul/spirit and the one who saves me, ⇔  so I do not [RHQ] need to be afraid of anyone. ⇔ Yahweh is the one to whom I go for refuge, ⇔  so I will never be afraid.

LEB
• Of David.[fn]
• Yahweh is my light and my salvation;
• whom shall I fear?
• Yahweh is the refuge of my life;
• of whom shall I be afraid?

BBE The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?

Moff The Eternal is my light and aid; ⇔  whom shall I fear? ⇔ The Eternal is the fortress of my life; ⇔  whom shall I dread?

JPS A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

ASV Jehovah is my light and my salvation; ⇔ Whom shall I fear? ⇔ Jehovah is the strength of my life; ⇔ Of whom shall I be afraid?

DRA A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

YLT 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?

Drby Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

RV 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?

SLT To David. Jehovah my light and my saviour; of whom shall I be afraid? Jehovah the strength of my life; from whom shall I tremble?

Wbstr 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?

KJB-1769 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?

KJB-1611 ¶ The LORD is my light, and my saluation, whome shal I feare? the LORD is the strength of my life, of whō shall I be afraid?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps God is my lyght and saluation, whom then shall I feare? God is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraide?
(God is my light and salvation, whom then shall I fear? God is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraid?)

Gnva A Psalme of David. The Lord is my light and my saluation, whom shall I feare? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whome shall I be afraide?
(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?)

Cvdl The LORDE is my light and my health: whom then shulde I feare? the LORDE is the strength of my life, for whom the shulde I be afrayed?
(The LORD is my light and my health: whom then should I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life, for whom the should I be afraid?)

Wycl The title of the seuen and twentithe salm. To Dauid. Lord, Y schal crye to thee; my God, be thou not stille fro me, be thou not stille `ony tyme fro me; and Y schal be maad lijk to hem, that goen doun in to the lake.
(The title of the seven and twentieth psalm. To David. Lord, I shall cry to thee/you; my God, be thou/you not still from me, be thou/you not still any time from me; and I shall be made like to them, that going down in to the lake.)

Luth Ein Psalm Davids. Der HErr ist mein Licht und mein Heil; vor wem sollt ich mich fürchten? Der HErr ist meines Lebens Kraft; vor wem sollte mir grauen?
(A Psalm David’s. The LORD is my light(n) and my salvation; before/in_front_of whom should I me fear(v)? The LORD is my life strength/power; before/in_front_of whom should to_me grey?)

ClVg Psalmus ipsi David. [Ad te, Domine, clamabo; Deus meus, ne sileas a me: nequando taceas a me, et assimilabor descendentibus in lacum.[fn]
(Psalm/Song themselves David. [To you(sg), Master, I_will_cry; God mine, not be_silent from me: never be_silent from me, and I_will_assimilater descending in/into/on lake.)

UHB לְ⁠דָוִ֨ד ׀ יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אוֹרִ֣⁠י וְ֭⁠יִשְׁעִ⁠י מִ⁠מִּ֣י אִירָ֑א יְהוָ֥ה מָֽעוֹז־חַ֝יַּ֗⁠י מִ⁠מִּ֥י אֶפְחָֽד׃ ‡

BrLXX Τοῦ Δαυίδ.
¶  Πρὸς σὲ Κύριε ἐκέκραξα, ὁ Θεός μου μὴ παρασιωπήσῃς ἐπʼ ἑμοὶ, μήποτε παρασιωπήσῃς ἐπʼ ἐμοὶ, καὶ ὁμοιωθήσομαι τοῖς καταβαίνουσιν εἰς λάκκον.

BrTr A Psalm of David.
¶  To thee, O Lord, have I cried; my God, be not silent toward me: lest thou be silent toward me, and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.