Psalms 27:1

Verse 1. Himself. The Hebrew and Septuagint (Rom. and Alex.) have simply “of David.”—Ledavid. Bible.—The psalm appears to be a sequel of the preceding, and we may adopt the rule of the Jews, who refer the psalms which have no title, to the same author and events as those which go before. It may relate to the captives, ( Calmet.) or to David under persecution, though the Fathers explain it of Christ suffering, and so forth and rising again.—My God. Hebrew “rock.” This term is so often applied to God, that it might be added to his other ten titles. Bert.—Lest … to me, is not in the Rom. psalter. Euthym. and so forth—Pit, grave; though it also denote “a prison.” Calmet.—S. Jerom has “be not deaf to me,” and so forth Menochius.