Psalm 27:1 The LORD Is the Strength of My Life

Psalm 27:1 (KJV)  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? 

The psalms are a balm for the weary soul. It is so practical because they are written from experience. How the psalmist was tried and tested and discovered how to deal with life’s challenges successfully with God’s help. He pens for our learning, praising God for showing him the way. The psalmist is downright truthful with the state of his affairs. He bears his heart before his readers. In this psalm, the psalmist tells us his fears and how he overcame them. 

The psalmist provides for us the 3 general principles, how to face fears that come in life’s pathways. He teaches the “how”. It is therefore immensely practical. The secret is that he started with his LORD. The psalmist begins his writing with the LORD and ends with the LORD as the last word. HE is the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Where does the LORD stand in your life? 

The New Testament interpretation of this psalm is given in Hebrews 12:1b-2,”Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”  Amen.