Psalms 27

1 BY DAVID. YHWH [is] my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? YHWH [is] the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?

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?

2 When evildoers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

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

3 Though a host encamps against me, My heart does not fear, Though war rises up against me, In this I [am] confident.

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

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

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.

5 For He hides me in a dwelling place in the day of evil, He hides me in a secret place of His tent, He raises me up on a rock.

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.

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

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.

7 Hear, O YHWH, my voice—I call, And favor me, and answer me.

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

8 My heart said to You, “They sought my face, Your face, O YHWH, I seek.”

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

9 Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant aside in anger, You have been my help. Do not leave me, nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.

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.

10 When my father and my mother Have forsaken me, then YHWH gathers me.

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

11 Show me, O YHWH, Your way, And lead me in a path of uprightness, For the sake of my beholders.

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

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

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

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

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

14 Look to YHWH—be strong, And He strengthens your heart, Indeed, look to YHWH!

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