New King James Version
Psalms 27:6
6And 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.
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 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 have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. 5For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. 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. 7Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
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, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
- Psalms 110:7He shall drink of the brook by the wayside; Therefore He shall lift up the head.
- Genesis 40:13Now within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your place, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand according to the former manner, when you were his butler.
- 2 Kings 25:27Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison.
- 2 Samuel 7:9And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
- 2 Samuel 22:1Then David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
- 1 Chronicles 22:18“Is not the Lord your God with you? And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people.
- Psalms 22:22I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
- Psalms 26:6I will wash my hands in innocence; So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
- Psalms 43:3Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your tabernacle.
- Psalms 66:13I will go into Your house with burnt offerings; I will pay You my vows,
- Psalms 107:22Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.
- Psalms 116:17I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 30:21So the children of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing to the Lord, accompanied by loud instruments.
- Jeremiah 33:11the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say: “Praise the Lord of hosts, For the Lord is good, For His mercy endures forever”— and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,’ says the Lord.
- Hebrews 13:15Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to 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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