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Psalm 27:1 · WEB
1Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
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Room: Love in an Overwhelming World (1 John 4:18)
In Room, five-year-old Jack has spent his entire life in captivity—a small shed his mother calls "Room." When they escape into the real world, the world terrifies him. Everything is too big, too brigh
Walter Brueggemann on Light Against Empire - Progressive (Psalm 27:1)
"The LORD is light—exposing empire's lies, revealing injustice hidden in darkness. Salvation—not from sin alone but from oppressive systems. Stronghold—refuge when powers threaten. Those who work for
R.C. Sproul on Sovereign Security - Reformed (Psalm 27:1)
"MY light, MY salvation, MY stronghold—this is covenant language. The sovereign God binds Himself to His people. Our security rests not in circumstances but in His character. If God is for us, who can
Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Christ as Light - Christocentric (Psalm 27:1)
"Jesus said, 'I am the light of the world.' The LORD who is David's light IS Christ. He is our salvation—literally, Yeshua. He is our stronghold—the rock on which we build. In Christ, this psalm finds
C.S. Lewis on Safe Though Not Tame - Anglican (Psalm 27:1)
"'Is He safe?' 'Safe? Who said anything about safe? But He's good.' The LORD is not safe but salvation. Not tame but our stronghold. Our confidence is not that life will be easy but that God is good.
Bill Johnson on Supernatural Protection - Charismatic (Psalm 27:1)
"The LORD is your LIGHT—supernatural illumination! Your SALVATION—deliverance from every attack! Your STRONGHOLD—no weapon formed against you shall prosper! Walk in BOLD confidence! Angels surround yo
E. Stanley Jones on Practiced Confidence - Wesleyan (Psalm 27:1)
"'Whom shall I fear?' is a question to answer daily. The Lord IS your light—practice seeing by it. He IS your salvation—practice trusting it. He IS your stronghold—practice running to it. Confidence g
Oscar Romero on Light Against Oppression - Liberation (Psalm 27:1)
"The poor have much to fear—death squads, poverty, powerlessness. But the LORD is their light—exposing injustice. Their salvation—God saves. Their stronghold—refuge for the threatened. 'Whom shall I f
St. Augustine on Divine Illumination - Catholic (Psalm 27:1)
"The LORD is my light—illuminating truth in a world of error. Through the Church's teaching, through the sacraments' grace, this light shines. Salvation comes through Christ in His Body; the stronghol
St. Gregory of Nyssa on Divine Light - Orthodox (Psalm 27:1)
"The LORD is light—uncreated light, divine energy illuminating the soul. In theophany, Moses saw this light; at Tabor, the disciples beheld it. Our salvation is participation in this light; our strong
Martin Luther on Mighty Fortress - Lutheran (Psalm 27:1)
"A mighty fortress is our God! Light against the devil's darkness, salvation against sin's accusation, stronghold against all that assaults. The prince of darkness grim—we tremble not for him. God's t
Joyce Meyer on Fearless Declaration - Pentecostal (Psalm 27:1)
"DECLARE it: The LORD is MY light! MY salvation! MY stronghold! SAY IT until you believe it! Fear has NO place when God is YOUR God! Whatever you're facing—WHOM SHALL I FEAR? The enemy is DEFEATED; th
Howard Thurman on Light in Darkness - Black Church (Psalm 27:1)
"The disinherited have much to fear—real enemies, real threats. But the LORD is light in the darkest night, salvation when all seems lost, stronghold when nowhere is safe. This confidence sustained sl
Billy Graham on Personal Confidence - Baptist (Psalm 27:1)
"The LORD is YOUR light—in YOUR darkness. YOUR salvation—from YOUR danger. YOUR stronghold—against YOUR enemies. This is personal: God for YOU. Whatever YOU fear, whomever YOU face—the LORD is there.
Charles Spurgeon on Fearless Confidence - Traditional (Psalm 27:1)
"The LORD is my light—dispelling darkness. My salvation—rescuing from danger. The stronghold of my life—protecting from enemies. Whom shall I fear? What shall I dread? With such a God, fear has no foo
David Bosch on Missionary Courage - Missional (Psalm 27:1)
"Missionaries face real danger—hostility, rejection, persecution. But the LORD is light in dark places, salvation in dangerous situations, stronghold when vulnerable. Mission courage flows from this c
Warren Wiersbe on Confidence Through Ages - Dispensational (Psalm 27:1)
"Through every dispensation, the LORD has been light to His people—to Israel, to the church. As darkness increases in these last days, His light shines brighter. Our stronghold is eternal; our salvati
John Howard Yoder on Nonviolent Confidence - Anabaptist (Psalm 27:1)
"The LORD is my stronghold—not armies, not weapons, not violence. God's protection frees us from the need to protect ourselves by force. Whom shall I fear? No enemy justifies compromising Jesus' way.