Psalm 27

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The LORD Is My Salvation

¹Of David.

The LORD is my light and my salvation—

whom shall I fear?

The LORD is the stronghold of my life—

whom shall I dread?

¹Of David. YHWH is my light and my salvation—of whom shall I be afraid? YHWH is the strength of my life—of whom shall I be in dread?

²When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh,

my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

²In the coming near of the wicked against me, for the eating of my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies to me, they stumble and fall.

³Though an army encamps around me,

my heart will not fear;

though a war breaks out against me,

I will keep my trust.

³Though a host may encamp against me, my heart will not fear; though war should rise up against me, in this I will keep my trust.

⁴One thing I have asked of the LORD;

this is what I desire:

to dwell in the house of the LORD

all the days of my life,

to gaze on the beauty of the LORD

and seek Him in His temple.

⁴One thing I have asked from YHWH—it do I seek—that I may dwell in the house of YHWH all the days of my life, to look on the beauty of YHWH, and to inquire in His temple.

⁵For in the day of trouble

He will hide me in His shelter;

He will conceal me under the cover of His tent;

He will set me high upon a rock.

⁵For He will hide me in His shelter in the day of evil; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; upon a rock He will set me high.

⁶Then my head will be held high

above my enemies around me.

At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy;

I will sing and make music to the LORD.

⁶And now my head will be held high over my enemies all around me, and I will offer in His tent sacrifices of shouting; I will sing and make music to YHWH.

⁷Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call;

be merciful and answer me.

⁷Hear, O YHWH, my voice when I call, and be merciful to me and answer me.

⁸My heart said, “Seek His face.”

Your face, O LORD, I will seek.

⁸You have said to my heart “Seek My face.” Your face, O YHWH, I will seek.

⁹Hide not Your face from me,

nor turn away Your servant in anger.

You have been my helper;

do not leave me or forsake me,

O God of my salvation.

⁹Do not hide Your face from me; do not stretch Your servant away in anger! You have been my help—do not leave me and do not forsake me, O God of my salvation.

¹⁰Though my father and mother forsake me,

the LORD will receive me.

¹⁰Though my father and my mother have forsaken me, yet YHWH will gather me in.

¹¹Teach me Your way, O LORD,

and lead me on a level path,

because of my oppressors.

¹¹Teach me Your way, O YHWH, and lead me on a level path, on account of my enemies.

¹²Do not hand me over to the will of my foes,

for false witnesses rise up against me,

breathing out violence.

¹²Do not give me up to the desires of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.

¹³Still I am certain to see

the goodness of the LORD

in the land of the living.

¹³Still I believed to look on the goodness of YHWH in the land of the living.

¹⁴Wait patiently for the LORD;

be strong and courageous.

Wait patiently for the LORD!

¹⁴Wait for YHWH; be strong and let your heart be courageous. And wait for YHWH!