Introduction
The righteous man's confidence in God, Psalm 27:1-3 ; his ardent desire to have the spiritual privilege of worshipping God in his temple, because of the spiritual blessings which he expects to enjoy there, Psalm 27:4-6 ; his prayer to God for continual light and salvation, Psalm 27:7-9 ; has confidence that, though even has ohm parents might forsake him, yet God would not, Psalm 27:10 . Therefore he begs to be taught the right way to be delivered from all his enemies, and to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living, Psalm 27:11-13 ; he exhorts others to trust in God; to be of good courage; and to expect strength for their hearts, Psalm 27:14 .
In the Hebrew and Chaldee this Psalm has no other title than simply לדוד ledavid : To or For David. In the Syriac: "For David; on account of an infirmity which fell upon him." In the Vulgate, Septuagint, Arabic, and Ethiopic, it has this title: "A Psalm of David, before he was anointed." The Anglo-Saxon omits all the titles. For this title there is no authority in fact. However, it may be just necessary to state that David appears to have received the royal unction three times:
- In Bethlehem from the hand of Samuel, in the house of his father Jesse; 1 Samuel 16:13 .
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