Псалом 27

The psalm could have been written by David during the persecution from Absalom, when he fled from Jerusalem and was far from the sanctuary (Ps. 27:2); he was already the anointed king over all the people (“anointed one” Ps. 27:8), and his enemies, under the pretext of caring for the welfare of the people and the world, actually hid and pursued personal goals (Ps. 27:3). This was David's position during his flight from Jerusalem from Absalom. God! Hear my prayer with which I address Your church (1-2). Do not let me perish along with the wicked, but punish the latter for their neglect of Your works (3-5). Confident that the Lord will protect, David blesses Him and prays for mercy on his people (6–9). Ps.27:1. To you, Lord, I call: my stronghold! do not be silent to me, lest in Your silence I become like those who go down to the grave. “Do not be silent for me” - do not be inattentive to my prayer, listen and help me. Ps.27:2. Hear the voice of my prayers when I cry out to You, when I raise my hands to Your holy church. “I lift up my hands... to Your church” is the custom of praying with raised hands towards the church, as the dwelling place of the Lord. Ps.27:3. Do not destroy me with the wicked and with those who do injustice, who talk about peace with their neighbors, but have evil in their hearts. Since God is just and just, and David’s enemies act unworthily and sinfully, he is confident that they will be punished by God. David's present situation, pursued by these enemies, is so difficult and dangerous that it threatens his life. His death from lawless enemies seemed to equate his fate with the fate of the latter, and from here he appeared as if unclean. The said prayer of David then has the following meaning: do not destroy me, lest I become equal to the wicked. Ps.27:5. Because they are not attentive to the actions of the Lord and to the work of His hands, He will destroy them and will not build them up. “Not attentive to the actions of the Lord and to the work of His hands” - David’s enemies are guided in their actions by personal desires, not caring that their actions can and do go in disagreement with the works of God. The latter refers to God’s definitions regarding David, whom he anointed as king (see 8) and who, therefore, is commanded by God to show obedience on the part of the people. David’s enemies do not want to listen to this “action” of the Lord, but want to overthrow him, thereby incurring the wrath of the Lord, who will “destroy” them. You might be interested in: