For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,
For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,
For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,
The - God, whose I am, and whom I serve - This Divine communication was intended to give credit to the apostle and to his doctrine; and, in such perilous circumstances, to speak so confidently, when every appearance was against him, argued the fullest persuasion of the truth of what he spoke; and the fulfillment, so exactly coinciding with the prediction, must have shown these heathens that the God whom Paul served must be widely different from theirs.
There stood by me - There appeared to me.
The angel of God - The messages of God were often communicated by angels. See Hebrews 1:14. This does not mean that there was any particular angel, but simply an angel.
Whose I am - Of the God to whom I belong. This is an expression of Paul's entire devotedness to him.
Whom I serve - In the gospel. To whom and to whose cause I am entirely devoted.
27:23 The God whose I am, and whom I serve - How short a compendium of religion! Yet how full! Comprehending both faith, hope, and love.