Psalms 27:1-2
The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.
Word Study
Fear – H3707 יָרֵא1 yārē’1 to be afraid, be frightened; to revere, respect; to be awesome, be dreadful, be feared; to frighten, terrify, intimidate; in some contexts fear relates to terror and fright, in other contexts fear relates to honor, respect and awe, as in “the fear of the LORD”
Afraid- H7064 פָּחַד pāḥad, to tremble, be afraid; to live in terror, fear; to make shake, make tremble
Thoughts…
This Psalm was written by David probably as a testimony after a battle. I took a new look at the word fear used in verse on “Whom shall I fear?”
Fear can stand for two things. One is to be afraid and the other is to pay respect or revere someone or something. If you respect someone you put an awful lot of trust, energy, and even love into that person. So I ask this simple question was David asking who will I be afraid of or whom will I put my respect, admiration, time, energy, and trust into?
How much time and energy do i devote to my enemy?
How much time and energy do i devote to god?
Which one is the one i should I show reverence and trust?
Who is the real stronghold?I need to spend a lot less time and energy on my enemies and more time on the stronghold of God. After all, the God behind me is a lot bigger than the enemy in front of me!
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