Psalms 27:1

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Psalms 27:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?

2 When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

3 Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.

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Psalms 18:28

For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.

Psalms 84:11

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Job 29:3

when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,

Isaiah 2:5

Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.

Isaiah 60:1

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

Isaiah 60:2

For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.

Isaiah 60:3

Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

Isaiah 60:19

No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.

Isaiah 60:20

Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.

Micah 7:7

But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Micah 7:8

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Malachi 4:2

“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:2

He was with God in the beginning.

John 1:3

Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

John 1:4

In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 1:5

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 1:9

The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.

John 8:12

Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Revelation 22:5

There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

Psalms 3:8

Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah

Psalms 18:2

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalms 62:2

He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

Psalms 62:6

He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.

Psalms 68:19

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah

Psalms 68:20

Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.

Psalms 118:14

The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.

Psalms 118:15

Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!

Psalms 118:21

I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.

Exodus 15:2

The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

Isaiah 12:2

Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”

Isaiah 51:6

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.

Isaiah 51:7

Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.

Isaiah 51:8

For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”

Isaiah 61:10

I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Luke 2:30

For my eyes have seen Your salvation,

Luke 3:6

And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”

Revelation 7:10

And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

Psalms 18:1

I love You, O LORD, my strength.

Psalms 18:46

The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—

Psalms 19:14

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Psalms 28:7

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

Psalms 28:8

The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.

Psalms 43:2

For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?

Isaiah 45:24

Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

2 Corinthians 12:9

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Psalms 11:1

In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!

Psalms 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Psalms 46:2

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,

Psalms 56:2

My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.

Psalms 56:3

When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.

Psalms 56:4

In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Psalms 118:6

The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Matthew 8:26

“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.

Romans 8:31

What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Hebrews 13:6

So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”