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Psalms 27:10
10Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close.
Context of Psalms 27:10
8My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek. 9Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Savior. Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. 11Teach me your way, Lord; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors. 12Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations.
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 am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children;
- 2 Samuel 16:11David then said to Abishai and all his officials, “My son, my own flesh and blood, is trying to kill me. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone; let him curse, for the Lord has told him to.
- Isaiah 49:15“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!
- Matthew 10:21“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
- John 9:35Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
- John 16:32“A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.
- 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.
- Isaiah 40:11He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have 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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