Psalms 27
A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.
A Psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my alight and my bsalvation;Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the ▼
▼ Or refuge
,
ddefense of my life;eWhom shall I dread?
2When evildoers came upon me to fdevour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they gstumbled and fell.
3Though a hhost encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
In spite of this I ▼
▼ Lit am confident
shall be jconfident.4 kOne thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:
That I may ldwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
To behold mthe ▼
▼ Lit delightfulness
beauty of the LordAnd to ▼
▼ Lit inquire
,
pmeditate in His temple.5For in the qday of trouble He will rconceal me in His ▼
▼ Or shelter
tabernacle;In the secret place of His tent He will thide me;
He will ulift me up on a rock.
6And now vmy head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer in His tent wsacrifices ▼
▼ Lit of shouts
with shouts of joy;I will ysing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
7 zHear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice,
And be gracious to me and aaanswer me.
8 When You said, ab“Seek My face,” my heart said to You,
“Your face, O Lord, acI shall seek.”
9 adDo not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in aeanger;
You have been afmy help;
agDo not abandon me nor ahforsake me,
O God of my salvation!
10 ▼
▼ Or If my father...forsake me, Then the Lord
For my father and ajmy mother have forsaken me,But akthe Lord will take me up.
11 alTeach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me in a amlevel path
Because of ▼
▼ Or those who lie in wait for me
my foes.12Do not deliver me over to the ▼
▼ Lit soul
,
apdesire of my adversaries,For aqfalse witnesses have risen against me,
And such as arbreathe out violence.
13 ▼
▼ Or Surely I believed
I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the atgoodness of the LordIn the auland of the living.
14 avWait for the Lord;
Be awstrong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the Lord.
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