Psalms 27:2
When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh,
What it says
When wicked adversaries came against him, they stumbled and fell.
What it is doing
This verse grounds David's confidence in remembered deliverance.
In context
1Of David. 2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, 3Though an army encamps around me, 4One thing I have asked of the LORD; 5For in the day of trouble 6Then my head will be held high 7Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; 8My heart said, “Seek His face.” 9Hide not Your face from me, 10Though my father and mother forsake me, 11Teach me Your way, O LORD, 12Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, 13Still I am certain to see 14Wait patiently for the LORD;