Psalms 27:6

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then I will hold my head high above my enemies who surround me. At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and praising the Lord with music.

Context of Psalms 27:6

4One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. 5For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock. 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. 7Hear my voice when I call, Lord; be merciful to me and answer me. 8My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek.

Psalms 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 around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
• Psalms 110:7He will drink from a brook along the way, and so he will lift his head high.
• Genesis 40:13Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.
• 2 Kings 25:27In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the year Awel-Marduk became king of Babylon, he released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. He did this on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month.
• 2 Samuel 7:9I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.
• 2 Samuel 22:1David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
• 1 Chronicles 22:18He said to them, “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not granted you rest on every side? For he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hands, and the land is subject to the Lord and to his people.
• Psalms 22:22I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you.
• Psalms 26:6I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, Lord,
• Psalms 43:3Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
• Psalms 66:13I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you—
• Psalms 107:22Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
• Psalms 116:17I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 30:21The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great rejoicing, while the Levites and priests praised the Lord every day with resounding instruments dedicated to the Lord.
• Jeremiah 33:11the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the Lord, saying, “Give thanks to the Lord Almighty, for the Lord is good; his love endures forever.” For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,’ says the Lord.
• Hebrews 13:15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess 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

Topics related to Psalms 27:6

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
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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