Psalm 27:10
“When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 27Meaning
Even if father and mother forsake the speaker, the LORD receives him; divine care is confessed where human support fails.
Seek my face; do not forsake me
Verses 7–10 turn to direct prayer for gracious hearing, God’s face, continued help, and care even when parental support fails.
Read carefully
Even if father and mother forsake the speaker, the LORD receives him; divine care is confessed where human support fails. Keep the verse within Psalm 27’s movement from confidence, to desire for God’s presence, to lament, guidance and courageous waiting.
Reflection
Even if father and mother forsake the speaker, the LORD receives him; divine care is confessed where human support fails.