King James Version
Psalms 27:1 (KJV)
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About Psalms 27:1
Psalms 27:1 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 27, verse 1, in the King James Version of the Holy Bible. The KJV text shown here is the standard 1769 Blayney revision — the same text used in virtually every printed KJV today — and is in the public domain, so you may quote, print, and share this verse freely.
To understand a single verse well, read the verses around it. The surrounding passage is shown above, and you can read the whole chapter at /read/psalms/27. For deeper study, our commentary index draws on classic public-domain commentators like Matthew Henry, John Gill, and Albert Barnes.