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.
• 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

4One thing have I asked of Adonai, that will I seek: to dwell in the House of Adonai all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Adonai, and to meditate in His Temple. 5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His sukkah, conceal me in the shelter of His tent, and set me high upon a rock. Then will my head be high above my enemies around me. In His Tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy. I will sing, yes, sing praises to Adonai. 7Hear, Adonai, when I call with my voice, be gracious to me and answer me. 8To You my heart says: “Seek My face.” Your face, Adonai, I 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 3:3Many are saying to my soul: “There is no deliverance for him in God.” Selah
• Psalms 110:7He will drink from a stream along the way —so His head will be exalted.
• Genesis 40:13In another three days, Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position. Then you’ll put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand just as you used to do before when you were his cupbearer.
• 2 Kings 25:27Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, that King Evil-merodach of Babylon, in the year he became king, released King Jehoiachin of Judah from Prison.
• 2 Samuel 7:9I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make your name as great as the greatest on earth.
• 2 Samuel 22:1David spoke to Adonai the words of this song in the day that Adonai delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
• 1 Chronicles 22:18“Is not Adonai your God with you? Has He not given you rest on every side? For He has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand and the land is subdued before Adonai and before His people.
• Psalms 22:22Save me from the lion’s mouth. From the horns of the wild oxen rescue me.
• Psalms 26:6I will wash my hands in innocence, so I can walk around Your altar, Adonai,
• Psalms 43:3Send forth Your light and Your truth— let them guide me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to Your dwelling places.
• Psalms 66:13With burnt offerings I will come to Your House, fulfilling my vows to You
• Psalms 107:22Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of His works with joyful singing.
• Psalms 116:17To You I will offer a sacrifice of praise, and will call on the Name of Adonai.
• 2 Chronicles 30:21So the children of Israel who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Matzot for seven days with great gladness. The Levites and the kohanim were praising Adonai every day with loud instruments for Adonai.
• 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 them who say: ‘Give thanks to Adonai-Tzva’ot, for Adonai is good, for His love endures forever!’ as they bring offerings of thanksgiving into the House of Adonai. For I will restore the land from the exile as it was at first,” declares Adonai.
• Hebrews 13:15Through Yeshua then, let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of 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

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