Psalms 27

The  Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

1  The  Lord is my a light and my b salvation;
c whom shall I fear?
The  Lord is the stronghold ▼
▼ Or refuge
 of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
 2  When evildoers assail me
to e eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
it is they who stumble and fall.
 3  f Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet ▼
▼ Or in this
 I will be confident.
 4  h One thing have I asked of the  Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may i dwell in the house of the  Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon j the beauty of the  Lord
and to inquire ▼
▼ Or meditate
 in his temple.
 5  For he will l hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will m lift me high upon a rock.
 6  And now my n head shall be lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of o joy;
p I will sing and make melody to the  Lord.
 7  q Hear, O  Lord, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me!
 8 You have said, r “Seek ▼
▼ The command ( seek) is addressed to more than one person
 my face.”
My heart says to you,
“Your face,  Lord, do I seek.” ▼
▼ The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain

 9  u Hide not your face from me.
Turn not your servant away in anger,
O you who have been my help.
Cast me not off; forsake me not,
v O God of my salvation!
 10 For w my father and my mother have forsaken me,
but the  Lord will x take me in.
 11  y Teach me your way, O  Lord,
and lead me on z a level path
because of my enemies.
 12  aa Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for ab false witnesses have risen against me,
and they ac breathe out violence.
 13  I believe ▼
▼ Other Hebrew manuscripts Oh! Had I not believed
 that I shall look upon ae the goodness of the  Lord
in af the land of the living!
 14  ag Wait for the  Lord;
ah be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the  Lord!
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