Psalms 27

1 A Psalme of David. The Lord is my light and my saluation, whom shall I feare? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whome shall I be afraide?

By David. Jehovah [is] my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah [is] the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?

2 When the wicked, euen mine enemies and my foes came vpon mee to eate vp my flesh; they stumbled and fell.

When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

3 Though an hoste pitched against me, mine heart should not be afraide: though warre be raised against me, I will trust in this.

Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I [am] confident.

4 One thing haue I desired of the Lord, that I will require, euen that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the dayes of my life, to beholde the beautie of the Lord, and to visite his Temple.

One [thing] I asked of Jehovah — it I seek. My dwelling in the house of Jehovah, All the days of my life, To look on the pleasantness of Jehovah, And to inquire in His temple.

5 For in the time of trouble hee shall hide mee in his Tabernacle: in the secrete place of his pauillion shall he hide me, and set me vp vpon a rocke.

For He hideth me in a tabernacle in the day of evil, He hideth me in a secret place of His tent, On a rock he raiseth me up.

6 And nowe shall hee lift vp mine head aboue mine enemies rounde about mee: therefore wil I offer in his Tabernacle sacrifices of ioy: I wil sing and praise the Lord.

And now, lifted up is my head, Above my enemies — my surrounders, And I sacrifice in His tent sacrifices of shouting, I sing, yea, I sing praise to Jehovah.

7 Hearken vnto my voyce, O Lord, when I crie: haue mercie also vpon mee and heare mee.

Hear, O Jehovah, my voice — I call, And favour me, and answer me.

8 When thou saidest, Seeke ye my face, mine heart answered vnto thee, O Lord, I will seeke thy face.

To Thee said my heart 'They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.'

9 Hide not therefore thy face from mee, nor cast thy seruat away in displeasure: thou hast bene my succour: leaue me not, neither forsake mee, O God of my saluation.

Hide not Thy face from me, Turn not aside in anger Thy servant, My help Thou hast been. Leave me not, nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.

10 Though my father and my mother shoulde forsake me, yet the Lord will gather me vp.

When my father and my mother Have forsaken me, then doth Jehovah gather me.

11 Teache mee thy way, O Lord, and leade me in a right path, because of mine enemies.

Shew me, O Jehovah, Thy way, And lead me in a path of uprightness, For the sake of my beholders.

12 Giue me not vnto the lust of mine aduersaries: for there are false witnesses risen vp against me, and such as speake cruelly.

Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.

13 I should haue fainted, except I had beleeued to see the goodnes of the Lord in the land of the liuing.

I had not believed to look on the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living!

14 Hope in the Lord: be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart, and trust in the Lord.

Look unto Jehovah — be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!