John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 27:2
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me ,.... They are wicked men, men of malignant spirits, and evildoers, who are the enemies and foes of the people of God, and who hate them with an implacable hatred, and do everything they can to distress and afflict them; and such enemies David had, who were many and mighty; and these "came upon" him, or "approached against" him F3 בקרב עלי "cum appropinquaverint adversum me", Pagninus; so Gejerus. , they drew near to... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 27:1-6
We may observe here, I. With what a lively faith David triumphs in God, glories in his holy name, and in the interest he had in him. 1. The Lord is my light. David's subjects called him the light of Israel, 2 Sam. 21:17. And he was indeed a burning and a shining light: but he owns that he shone, as the moon does, with a borrows light; what light God darted upon him reflected upon them: The Lord is my light. God is a light to his people, to show them the way when they are in doubt, to comfort... read more