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Psalms 27:10
10Although my father and my mother have abandoned me, Yet the Lord will take me up [adopt me as His child].
Psalms 27:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.
- New International Version (NIV)Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me.
Context of Psalms 27:10
8When You said, “Seek My face [in prayer, require My presence as your greatest need],” my heart said to You, “Your face, O Lord, I will seek [on the authority of Your word].” 9Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor leave me, O God of my salvation! Although my father and my mother have abandoned me, Yet the Lord will take me up [adopt me as His child]. 11Teach me Your way, O Lord, And lead me on a level path Because of my enemies [who lie in wait]. 12Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries, For false witnesses have come against me; They breathe out violence.
Read all of Psalms 27Psalms 27:10 word by word
כִּי־אָבִ֣י וְאִמִּ֣י עֲזָב֑וּנִי וַֽיהוָ֣ה יַֽאַסְפֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 27:10
- Psalms 69:8I have become estranged from my brothers And an alien to my mother’s sons.
- 2 Samuel 16:11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Look, my son [Absalom] who came from my own body, is seeking my life; how much more [reason] now [does] this Benjamite [have to curse me]? Let him alone and let him curse, for [it could be that] the Lord has told him [to do it].
- Isaiah 49:15[The Lord answered] “Can a woman forget her nursing child And have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.
- Matthew 10:21“Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will rise up and rebel against their parents and cause them to be put to death.
- John 9:35Jesus heard that they had put him out [of the synagogue], and finding him, He asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
- John 16:32Take careful notice: an hour is coming, and has arrived, when you will all be scattered, each to his own home, leaving Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
- 2 Timothy 4:16At my first trial no one supported me [as an advocate] or stood with me, but they all deserted me. May it not be counted against them [by God].
- Isaiah 40:11He will protect His flock like a shepherd, He will gather the lambs in His arm, He will carry them in His bosom; He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.
Commentaries on Psalms 27:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10When my father and my mother forsake me - Or, more literally, "For my father and my mother have forsaken me; but the Lord hath gathered me up." My parents were my protectors for a time; but the Lord has been my Protector always. There is no time in which I do not fall under his merciful regards.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10When my father and my mother forsake me - If they should do it. The psalmist supposes it possible that this might occur. It does occur, though very rarely; but the psalmist means to say that the love of God is stronger and more certain than even that of a father or mother, since he will never forsake his people. Though every other tie that binds heart to heart should dissolve, this will remain; though a case might occur in which we could not be sure of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. When we are foolishly making court to lying vanities, God is, in love to us, calling us to seek our own mercies in him. The call is general, "Seek ye my face;" but we must apply it to ourselves, "I will seek it." The word does us no good, when we do not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-12The psalmist asks for the Lord's mercy, presence, and guidance. For the psalmist, God is the greatest good, while enemies and other situations are less important.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. In the extremity of earthly destitution (Psa 31:11; 38:11), God provides (compare Mt 25:35).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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