Psalms 27:1-3
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread? When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell. Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 27
7 songs meet this passage
“But who can stand when she's in demand”
Billie Jean · Michael Jackson
strains against Psalms 27:1-3
The narrator's anxious sense of being overpowered by circumstance contrasts with the psalmist's confidence that fear need not control him because of God's presence.
“Criticize, but all your bullets ricochet”
Titanium (feat. Sia) · David Guetta
resonates with Psalms 27:1
The psalmist also refuses to fear attackers, though his confidence is rooted explicitly in the Lord rather than in self.
Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies) · Chris Tomlin
resonates with Psalms 27:1
This is nearly a direct echo of the Psalm's declaration that the Lord is light and salvation, removing cause for fear.
Good God Almighty · Crowder
resonates with Psalms 27:1
The rhetorical question matches the Psalmist's own declaration that God's presence removes the grounds for fear.
“God is my light in darkness, oh”
God Is · Kanye West
resonates with Psalms 27:1
Echoes the psalmist's declaration that the Lord is light and salvation in the midst of fear or darkness.
“guide me towards salvation”
Africa · Toto
resonates with Psalms 27:1
The song's imagery of light guiding toward salvation echoes the Psalmist's trust in God as light and deliverance, even if used here more poetically than theologically.
“Seeing all the vultures circling”
Bones · Imagine Dragons
resonates with Psalms 27:2-3
The sense of being surrounded by threats mirrors the psalmist's experience of enemies closing in, though here without an explicit turn toward God for refuge.