Like many Israelis , Saphir is not well acquainted with the Scriptures . She was unaware that during the month of Elul , Jews customarily read Psalm 27 leading up to Fall festivals . Sapir was having some struggles in life - It seemed that for Sapir , the most important thing was to repeat the Psalm every day . It was only in passing , and in response to a question after her presentation that she mentioned her prayer was Psalm 27 . When I heard her comment identifying Psalm 27 as the special prayer , my heart skipped a beat . Shortly after the horrid terrorist attack on October 7th , the Holy Spirit directed me to look at Psalm 27 as the template for how we move forward as believers in these end times .
Psalm 27 has always been a memorable Scripture for me . When I came to faith , my parents were furious . They believed I had rejected my people and my family . I had a few very harrowing , highly emotional exchanges with my mom and dad - that was over forty-five years ago , but I still remember the vivid dream I had after one such exchange . In my dream , one of the leaders in our little band of believers told me , " Read Psalm 27 !" I had been a believer for less than a month ; I had no clue what Psalm 27 said . The next morning , I opened my Bible , and read these words , " For my father and my mother have forsaken me , but the LORD will take me in ."
I knew that despite my family difficulties , my Heavenly Father was promising me that He would never leave me or forsake me .
I think many of us have had inspirational moments connected to Psalm 27 . It was only after October 7th that I understood this Psalm was a godly response to war . Psalm 27 is a " how to " guide for victorious warfare .
The first stanza ' s assurance of courage is against the backdrop of an army camped against David . David surveys the battlefield , and recognizes evildoers are arrayed against him , as he put it , to "... eat up my flesh ." He defiantly responds , " I will not fear ." Most of us will never have to fight against enemies on a physical battlefield .
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