New English Translation
Psalms 27:6
6Now I will triumph over my enemies who surround me! I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy! I will sing praises to the Lord!
Psalms 27:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
Context of Psalms 27:6
4I have asked the Lord for one thing – this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple. 5He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit. Now I will triumph over my enemies who surround me! I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy! I will sing praises to the Lord! 7Hear me, O Lord, when I cry out! Have mercy on me and answer me! 8My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O Lord.
Read all of Psalms 27Psalms 27:6 word by word
וְעַתָּ֨ה יָר֪וּם רֹאשִׁ֡י עַ֤ל אֹֽיְבַ֬י סְֽבִיבוֹתַ֗י וְאֶזְבְּחָ֣ה בְ֭אָהֳלוֹ זִבְחֵ֣י תְרוּעָ֑ה אָשִׁ֥ירָה וַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗ה לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And now shall mine headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- be lifted upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
- above mine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
- me: therefore will I offerזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
- in his tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
- sacrificesזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
- of joyתְּרוּעָהterû‛âh · shoutH8643
- I will singשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
- yea, I will sing praisesזָמַרzâmar · to singH2167
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Psalms 27:6
- Psalms 3:3But you, Lord, are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores me.
- Psalms 110:7From the stream along the road he drinks; then he lifts up his head.
- Genesis 40:13In three more days Pharaoh will reinstate you and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did before when you were cupbearer.
- 2 Kings 25:27In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, King Evil-Merodach of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, pardoned King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him from prison.
- 2 Samuel 7:9I was with you wherever you went, and I defeated all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth.
- 2 Samuel 22:1David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul.
- 1 Chronicles 22:18He told them, “The Lord your God is with you! He has made you secure on every side, for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region and the region is subdued before the Lord and his people.
- Psalms 22:22I will declare your name to my countrymen! In the middle of the assembly I will praise you!
- Psalms 26:6I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,
- Psalms 43:3Reveal your light and your faithfulness! They will lead me, they will escort me back to your holy hill, and to the place where you live.
- Psalms 66:13I will enter your temple with burnt sacrifices; I will fulfill the vows I made to you,
- Psalms 107:22Let them present thank offerings, and loudly proclaim what he has done!
- Psalms 116:17I will present a thank offering to you, and call on the name of the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 30:21The Israelites who were in Jerusalem observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy. The Levites and priests were praising the Lord every day with all their might.
- Jeremiah 33:11Once again there will be sounds of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms. Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the Lord and will say, “Give thanks to the Lord who rules over all. For the Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.” For I, the Lord, affirm that I will restore the land to what it was in days of old.’
- Hebrews 13:15Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name.
Commentaries on Psalms 27:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Now shall mine head be lifted up - We shall most assuredly be redeemed from this captivity, and restored to our own land, and to the worship of our God in his own temple. There shall we offer sacrifices of joy; we will sing praises unto the Lord, and acknowledge that it is by his might and mercy alone that we have been delivered.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And now shall mine head - Now shall I be exalted. So we say that in affliction a person bows down his head; in prosperity he lifts it up. This verse expresses the confident expectation that he would be enabled to triumph over all his foes, and a firm purpose on his part, as the result of this, to offer sacrifices of praise to his great Deliverer. Above mine enemies round about me - All my enemies, though they seem even to encompass me on every side…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6my head will be held high: This is a sign of victory. The granting of the request of Psalm 27:4 leads to sacrifices with joyful shouts.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. head be lifted up--I shall be placed beyond the reach of my enemies. Hence he avows his purpose of rendering joyful thank offerings.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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