Psalms 27

Psalms 27:1-14

the Song of Fearless Trust in God Psalms 27:1-14 This psalm probably dates from the time when the exiled king, surrounded by unscrupulous foes, looked from his hiding-place beyond the Jordan to the Holy City, where the Ark abode. One thing he desired above all else. The “ one thing” people are irresistible, Philippians 3:13-14. Here we have assurance, Psalms 27:1-6. God’ s house for us is His presence. We may live day by day in the New Jerusalem, which needs no light of sun or candle. We are in it, though we know it not. Oh, that our eyes might be opened to see where we are! 2 Kings 6:20. How beautiful must God be, who has made the world so fair! Next we have supplication, Psalms 27:7-14. The triumphant note changes to sadness. Did the writer look from his Redeemer to the winds and waves? But sometimes God seems to hide His face only to draw us to a point of trust and abandonment which otherwise the soul had never dared to adopt, Mark 7:28. The dearest may forsake, but the Lord gathers, Isaiah 40:11.

Seek Ye My Face!This Psalm probably dates from the time when the exiled king, surrounded by unscrupulous foes, looked from the regions beyond the Jordan to the beloved city, where the Ark of God abode. It would seem as if his one thought was–not to resume his throne, but to revisit the sanctuary of God. “One thing have I desired.” The “one thing” people are irresistible (Philippians 3:13). Psalms 27:1-14. Assurance.How many-sided is God! He is “light,” “salvation,” and “strength.” The trusting soul lives behind a triple door. We may shrink from uttering the desire to dwell evermore in Jehovah’s house. Yet there is a sense in which even busy people can do this by the grace of the Holy Spirit. God’s presence is God’s house. Abide in Him! You are “in Him” unless you consciously go out. How beautiful is God’s world! How much more beautiful Himself! If you behold that beauty, it will be transferred to your own face, though you wist it not (Psalms 90:17; Psalms 110:3). Temple (Psalms 27:4) is here applied to the tent which David erected on Mount Zion (2 Samuel 6:17). The believer who hides in God is as safe as the young Joash (2 Chronicles 22:12).Psalms 27:7-14. Supplication. The triumphant trust of the Psalm suddenly changes to a tone of sadness as if a cloud had for a , moment passed over the soul. Did the writer for a moment look from his Saviour to the wind and waves? How true to life are these changing strains! What a comfort to know that our experiences do not alter our standing! Sometimes God seems to hide his face, only to lead the soul to a pitch of trust which otherwise it had never dared to adopt (Mark 7:28). Here is the heart-echo. God’s words come back to Him as a prayer. The dearest may forsake, but the Lord gathers (Isaiah 40:11).

Psalms 27:11 Teach me! … lead me!. Again we have the even path of Psa 26:12.

Psalms 27:12 Mine enemies. We may apply this to the wicked spirits of the heavenly places who assail us, if we have no earthly foes who hate us for the truth’s sake. It is an unlikely thing, however, that we should escape hatred, if we are living very near to Christ (John 15:19-20).

Psalms 27:13 Unless I had believed to see. Look up! And look on!

Psalms 27:14 Wait on the Lord!. It is so much easier to act, or lie down and die, or run to friends, than to wait. But waiting is the true posture. He that waits for God shall not be long without the God for whom he waits.

How delightful are the me and my of this exquisite Psalm! – the pronouns of personal appropriation.