Psalms 27

Which worship songs are based on Psalms 27?

  1. Hoshiana — Joshua Aaron (2012) Psalms 27:1

    The opening directly reproduces the psalm's identification of God as light and salvation and its rhetorical challenge to fear.

  2. Better Than Drugs — Skillet (2008) Psalms 27:1

    The bridge closely adapts the psalm's description of the Lord as the strength sustaining the speaker's life. This distinctive wording supports a scripture connection despite the song's unnamed addressee.

  3. Run in the Night (Psalm 27) — Jars of Clay (2010) Psalms 27:1-5

    The song directly repeats Psalm 27:1’s question about whom to fear and adapts its identification of God as light. Its confidence when war arises and its requests for shelter and concealment closely follow verses 2-5, confirming the Psalm connection named in the title.

  4. In the Light — Shane & Shane (2024) Psalms 27:1

    The chorus directly turns David's identification of the Lord as his light and salvation into a personal prayer.

  5. More Than Able (Anything Is Possible) [feat. Evan Ford] — Maverick City Music & Evan Ford (2024) Psalms 27:1

    The rhetorical question about whom the singer should fear directly reproduces David's declaration of confidence in God.

  6. Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies) — Chris Tomlin (2013) Psalms 27:1

    The repeated rhetorical question about whom to fear directly reproduces the psalm's wording. The surrounding emphasis on divine light and salvation reinforces this connection.

  7. You Are My Hope — Cory Asbury (2008) Psalms 27:1

    The chorus pairs God's identity as the singer's light with His identity as salvation, closely adapting the distinctive paired declaration that opens this psalm.

  8. Sons & Daughters — Fellowship Creative (2011) Psalms 27:1

    The opening closely reproduces the psalm's identification of God as the source of illumination and deliverance, followed by its rhetorical challenges to fear.

  9. You Have Made Me Glad — Charity Gayle (2021) Psalms 27:1

    The second verse directly adopts Psalm 27’s description of the Lord as the sustaining strength of one's life, placing it within a confession of confidence against defeat.

  10. I Will Not Be Afraid (Reprise) — Phil Wickham (2025) Psalms 27:1

    The opening closely follows David's description of the Lord as his light and stronghold and repeats his rhetorical challenge to fear. The later desire to dwell with the Lord also directly recasts the psalm's central petition.

  11. 20:17 (Raise The Banner) — Audio Adrenaline (2013) Psalms 27:1

    The bridge and outro adapt the psalm's distinctive rhetorical question about whom to fear into a communal declaration. The surrounding military imagery reinforces the psalm's confidence in God when threatened by enemies.

  12. Maker of the Wind — Big Daddy Weave (2012) Psalms 27:1

    The recurring rhetorical question about whom the singer should fear closely reproduces the psalm's challenge to fear grounded in God's protection.

  13. Free — Emcee N.I.C.E. (2022) Psalms 27:1

    The chorus closely adopts the psalm’s identification of the Lord as the sustaining strength of the singer’s life.

  14. Forsaken — Group 1 Crew (2012) Psalms 27:1

    The opening rhetorical question about whom the singer should fear closely echoes the psalmist's question, grounding freedom from fear in God's protection.

  15. Imagine That — KB & Porsha Love & Anike (2023) Psalms 27:1

    The declaration that there is no reason to fear closely reproduces David’s rhetorical affirmation of courage because God is his protection.

  16. No Turning Back — Manafest (2025) Psalms 27:1

    The bridge reproduces Psalm 27:1's distinctive rhetorical question about whom the speaker should fear, reinforcing confidence amid adversity.

  17. Fearless — Group 1 Crew (2012) Psalms 27:1

    The song closely adapts the psalm's identification of God as the speaker's light and salvation, connecting that assurance directly to freedom from fear.

  18. My Defense — Vertical Worship (2018) Psalms 27:3

    The bridge closely follows David’s declaration that even an encamped army will not make his heart afraid because his confidence rests in God.

  19. Though War Break Out Against Me — Brooke Ligertwood (2026) Psalms 27:3

    The song title directly reproduces a distinctive clause from Psalm 27:3, which describes remaining confident even when open warfare begins.

  20. We Will Not Be Shaken — Bethel Music (2015) Psalms 27:3

    The verse and pre-chorus closely reproduce the psalm's paired scenarios of an encamping army and rising warfare, answered by confidence rather than fear.

  21. Closer — Matt Gilman (2013) Psalms 27:4

    The second verse closely adapts the psalm's singular desire and pursuit of beholding God's beauty. This distinctive combination makes the connection more specific than a general longing for God's presence.

  22. Show Me Your Glory (Live) — Brandon Lake (2021) Psalms 27:4

    The chorus adopts the psalm's language of reducing prayer to one overriding pursuit: seeking God's presence and beholding his revealed beauty.

  23. Psalm 27b — Sons of Korah (2020) Psalms 27:4

    The song closely reproduces David’s single request to remain in God’s house throughout his life, contemplate God’s beauty, and seek him in the sanctuary. Its title and sustained use of this petition make the identification unmistakable.

  24. I Want to Know You More — Don Moen (2017) Psalms 27:4

    The opening closely follows David's singular request to dwell in God's presence and contemplate his beauty. Its distinctive combination of one overriding desire, dwelling, and beholding makes the reference unmistakable.

  25. Give Me Jesus (Spontaneous) [Live] — Bethel Music & Abbie Gamboa & Jenn Johnson (2024) Psalms 27:4

    The repeated identification of the Lord as the singer's sole desire, together with the pleasure of beholding him, closely reflects David's singular request to dwell with God and contemplate his beauty.

  26. One Desire — Jeremy Camp (2021) Psalms 27:4

    The repeated prayer for God to become the singer’s singular desire, together with the language of pursuing Him above every rival satisfaction, closely reflects David’s one overriding request to seek and remain in God’s presence.

  27. Hallelujah — Delirious? (2009) Psalms 27:4-5

    The verses closely adapt Psalm 27's desire to dwell in God's house and contemplate his beauty, its promise of concealment and elevation upon a rock, and its pleas for a gracious response rather than rejection. The final verse also follows the psalm's movement from possible despair to belief, courage, and waiting for the Lord.

  28. Lord of Eternity — Fernando Ortega (2015) Psalms 27:4

    The closing desire closely reproduces the psalmist's singular request to dwell in God's house throughout life.

  29. Beauty Of The Lord — John Mark McMillan (2025) Psalms 27:4

    The song joins a desire to inhabit God's presence with the saving beauty of the Lord, closely reflecting David's central petition in this psalm.

  30. Matchless King — Allie Paige (2017) Psalms 27:4

    The chorus closely follows David's singular request to remain in God's presence continually, presenting communion with the Lord as the soul's highest desire.

  31. My Promised Land — Josiah Queen (2024) Psalms 27:4

    The second verse closely reproduces the psalmist’s single request and determined pursuit of dwelling in the Lord’s house.

  32. One Thing - Live — Hillsong Worship (2007) Psalms 27:4

    The second verse closely adapts the psalmist’s formulation of a single request pursued above all others, retaining its focus on being in God's presence.

  33. Uma Coisa - Ao Vivo — MORADA (2017) Psalms 27:4

    The song closely restates the psalmist's single lifelong request to dwell near God. Its identification of that place with God's presence confirms the connection.

  34. Psalm 27 (feat. Michael Koulianos) — Steffany Gretzinger & Michael Koulianos (2025) Psalms 27:4

    The song directly quotes the desire to dwell in the house of the Lord and to behold His beauty, mirroring the sentiments found in Psalm 27:4.

  35. I Confess — Tenth Avenue North (2016) Psalms 27:4

    The singer's single request to know and behold God closely echoes David's one overriding petition to dwell near the Lord and contemplate His beauty.

  36. Inhabit - Live — Bethel Music (2025) Psalms 27:4

    The closing request closely follows David's singular desire to remain in God's house and behold God's beauty.

  37. One Thirst — Bethel Music (2013) Psalms 27:4

    The second verse closely adapts the psalmist’s singular desire to behold God’s beauty. This distinctive combination, reinforced by the opening reference to the same psalm, makes the connection unmistakable.

  38. I Will Follow You (Live) — Kristene DiMarco (2015) Psalms 27:4

    The song combines a singular purpose of seeking God's goodness with a repeated desire to see God's face. This cluster closely adapts the psalm's single overriding desire for God's presence, its call to seek his face, and its expectation of seeing his goodness.

  39. One Thirst and Hunger — Jeremy Riddle (2011) Psalms 27:4

    The song closely adapts the psalmist's singular request to behold God's beauty. The combination of one overriding desire and contemplation of divine beauty specifically identifies this verse.

  40. Belong — Ryan Ofei & Eugy Official (2025) Psalms 27:4

    The lyrics express a desire to dwell in God's presence and seek refuge, echoing the sentiment of longing for God's house found in Psalm 27:4, which speaks of seeking the Lord's presence in His temple.

  41. For No Other Reason — Jesus Culture (2018) Psalms 27:4

    The song combines the psalm's distinctive motifs of a single overriding desire, beholding God's beauty, and seeking His face. This cluster of language strongly indicates Psalm 27 rather than a merely general longing for God.

  42. One Thing I Have Asked — Jon Guerra (2023) Psalms 27:4

    The verses closely reproduce David's single request to dwell in God's house, contemplate his beauty, and seek him in the temple.

  43. Anointed One - Live — Planetshakers (2025) Psalms 27:4

    The opening verse closely follows David’s singular request to remain in God’s presence and behold him. The combined language of one request, seeking, dwelling, and looking makes the reference unmistakable.

  44. I Hear the Lord Passing By — Gateway Worship (2010) Psalms 27:4

    The desire to behold God's glory throughout the worshipper's lifetime recalls David's request to remain in God's presence and contemplate his beauty throughout his life.

  45. Só Tu És Santo / Uma Coisa / Deixa Queimar / Quando Ele Vem - Ao Vivo — MORADA (2021) Psalms 27:4

    The singer reduces every petition to one desire: remaining in God’s dwelling throughout life. This closely follows David’s singular request in the psalm.

  46. I Can't Hold It — Byron Cage (2009) Psalms 27:5

    The promise of being concealed in God's tabernacle during distress closely adapts the psalm's distinctive sanctuary imagery.

  47. YOU BET NOT CRY — Torey D'Shaun & Ishiah (2024) Psalms 27:7-9

    The repeated pursuit of God's face amid weeping closely follows David's prayer for divine presence and a response during distress. The song's explicit acknowledgment of David as a model for sung honesty further supports this Psalm connection.

  48. SEEK — DC3 (2025) Psalms 27:8

    The song explicitly locates its command to pursue God's presence in the Psalms. Its emphasis on seeking God's face amid hostile and unreliable people closely follows David's prayer in this verse.

  49. Out Of My Head — Olivia Stern & Circuit Rider Music (2026) Psalms 27:8-9

    The bridge’s plea for God to turn toward the singer closely reflects David’s prayer for God not to hide his face, within a psalm centered on seeking the divine presence.

  50. Where No One Stands Alone — Elvis Presley (2015) Psalms 27:9

    The first verse closely adapts the psalmist's plea that God not conceal His face. Psalm 27's surrounding appeals against abandonment make it a strong match for the song's prayer amid loneliness, although similar wording occurs in other psalms.

  51. Through It All — Tamela Mann & Timbaland (2016) Psalms 27:10

    The outro contrasts the limitations or desertion of friends and parents with God's continuing availability and presence, closely reflecting Psalm 27:10.

  52. Bad Dad — ApologetiX (2010) Psalms 27:10

    The explicit reference to Psalm 27 in the context of parental rejection identifies the verse assuring that God receives someone forsaken by their parents.

  53. Dirt — Lecrae (2022) Psalms 27:10

    The movement from abandonment by an earthly father to being received into God's family closely parallels the psalmist's assurance that God takes him in when parents forsake him.

  54. Show Me the Way — John Schlitt (2011) Psalms 27:11

    The chorus closely adapts the psalmist's request for divine instruction and direction. The explicit citation preceding the lyrics confirms this passage as a source.

  55. Better Than — Bethel Music (2020) Psalms 27:13

    The interlude directly invokes the psalmist’s confidence that God’s goodness will be seen within present mortal life.

  56. Catch the Wind — Bethel Music (2017) Psalms 27:13

    The chorus closely echoes David’s confidence that he will witness the Lord’s goodness in his present life.

  57. Catch the Wind (spontaneous) — Bethel Music (2018) Psalms 27:13

    The chorus closely echoes the psalmist’s confidence that he will witness the Lord’s goodness in the present realm of the living.

  58. I Believe (Live) — Bethel Music & Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser (2021) Psalms 27:13

    The chorus closely restates David’s confidence that he will experience the Lord’s goodness during his earthly life.

  59. Praise With Everything - Live — Planetshakers (2025) Psalms 27:13

    The song's daily perception of the Lord's goodness closely echoes David's confidence that he would see that goodness during his earthly life.

  60. Even in EXILE — Crowder (2024) Psalms 27:13

    The bridge and outro repeat David's declaration of confidence that he will witness the Lord's goodness.

  61. Gratefulness — Rend Collective (2022) Psalms 27:13

    The bridge directly adopts the psalm's expectation of witnessing God's goodness within this mortal life.

  62. Beautiful Story — Newsboys (2019) Psalms 27:13

    The opening confession closely reproduces the psalmist's statement that belief in seeing God's goodness prevented despair.

  63. My Soul Sings - Live — Dante Bowe & Benita Jones (2025) Psalms 27:13-14

    The song's repeated affirmation of God's goodness echoes the sentiment found in Psalm 27, where the psalmist expresses confidence in seeing the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

  64. DISSONANCE — Kelsey Breedlove (2025) Psalms 27:13

    The line about seeing the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living echoes the sentiment of this Psalm, which reflects hope and faith in God's presence amidst trials.

  65. Kid Again - Live — Dante Bowe & Maryanne J. George (2025) Psalms 27:13

    The bridge directly adopts Psalm 27's distinctive declaration about experiencing God's goodness among the living.

  66. Land Of The Living (Live) — Pat Barrett (2019) Psalms 27:13

    The chorus directly adopts the psalm’s expectation of witnessing divine goodness within present mortal life.

Psalms 27 (King James Version)

1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

6 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.

7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.