Bible Strands
Psalms 27:6
Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David speaks to the LORD, moving from the shelter described in verse 5 to a future-tense declaration of what that shelter will produce. He is not in crisis; he is projecting forward from God's protection.
The words — סְבִיבוֹתַי (sevivotai) is a noun meaning "encirclings," not a simple preposition, casting the enemies as a ring around the speaker. בְּאָהֳלוֹ (be'oholo), "in his tent," locates the sacrifice in God's dwelling, not the worshipper's own space.
The thread — The lifted head appears in Psalms 3:3 and 2 Samuel 22:49, both pairing God's exaltation of the speaker with deliverance from enemies. Hebrews 13:15 picks up the sacrifice of praise as the ongoing form of this response.
Why it lands — The verse ties deliverance directly to worship in God's presence, not to the speaker's triumph. It asks the reader to see that the purpose of being lifted above enemies is to offer joy to the LORD, not to bask in one's own victory.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.
Cross-references
- Psalms 3:3 But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
- Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
- 2 Samuel 22:49 who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
- Psalms 107:22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.
- Isaiah 12:6 Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
- Ephesians 5:19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
- Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
- Jeremiah 33:11 the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
- Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Revelation 15:3 and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!