Psaume 27:1-6

1 De David. L'Eternel est ma lumière et mon salut: De qui aurais-je crainte? L'Eternel est le soutien de ma vie: De qui aurais-je peur?

2 Quand des méchants s'avancent contre moi, Pour dévorer ma chair, Ce sont mes persécuteurs et mes ennemis Qui chancellent et tombent.

3 Si une armée se campait contre moi, Mon coeur n'aurait aucune crainte; Si une guerre s'élevait contre moi, Je serais malgré cela plein de confiance.

4 Je demande à l'Eternel une chose, que je désire ardemment: Je voudrais habiter toute ma vie dans la maison de l'Eternel, Pour contempler la magnificence de l'Eternel Et pour admirer son temple.

5 Car il me protégera dans son tabernacle au jour du malheur, Il me cachera sous l'abri de sa tente; Il m'élèvera sur un rocher.

6 Et déjà ma tête s'élève sur mes ennemis qui m'entourent; J'offrirai des sacrifices dans sa tente, au son de la trompette; Je chanterai, je célébrerai l'Eternel.

Psaume 27:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 27

\\<<[A Psalm] of David>>\\. The Septuagint interpreters add to this title, "before he was anointed". David was anointed three times, first when a youth in his father's house; but this psalm could not be written before that time, because he had not had then any experience of war, nor could be in any immediate apprehension of it, as here suggested; he was anointed a second time, after the death of Saul at Hebron, by the men of Judah; before that time indeed he had been harassed by Saul, and distressed by the Amalekites, and was driven from the public worship of God, to which he has a respect, Ps 27:4; and he was a third time anointed, by the elders of Israel, king over all Israel; and between the death of Saul and this unction there was a war between the house of David and the house of Saul; but what is referred to is not certain, nor is it of moment, since these words are neither in the Hebrew text, nor in the Chaldee paraphrase. Theodoret is of opinion this psalm was written by David when he fled from Saul, and came to Ahimelech the priest.