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Psalm 27
Biblical psalm / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Psalm 27 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 27 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 28.
Psalm 27 is the 27th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 26. In Latin, it is known as "Dominus illuminatio mea".[1]
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Psalm 27 | |
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"The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?" | |
![]() The beginning with initial 'D' in the Luttrell Psalter | |
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Language | Hebrew (original) |
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Psalm 27 | |
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ā Psalm 26 Psalm 28 ā | |
Book | Book of Psalms |
Hebrew Bible part | Ketuvim |
Order in the Hebrew part | 1 |
Category | Sifrei Emet |
Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 19 |
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The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Nonconformist Protestant liturgies. It has been set to music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Frances Allitsen among others.