Psalms 27

1 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?

“Of David.” The Lord is my light and my salvation; of whom shall I be afraid? the Lord is the fortress of my life; of whom shall I have dread?

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

When evil-doers come near against me to eat up my flesh, my assailants and my enemies at me: then do they stumble and fall.

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

If an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: if war should arise against me, even then will I have trust.

4 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.

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that I will seek for: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the loveliness of the Lord, and to be every morning early in his temple.

5 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.

For he will hide me in his pavilion on the day of evil; he will conceal me in the secret of his tabernacle; upon a rock will he place me high.

6 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.

And now will my head be lifted up above my enemies all round about me; and I will sacrifice in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy: I will sing, and I will triumphantly play unto the Lord.

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

Hear, O Lord, my voice, [when] I call, and be gracious unto me, and answer me.

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

Of thee, said my heart, “Seek ye my presence”: thy presence, Lord, will I seek.

9 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.

Hide [then] not thy face from me; reject not in anger thy servant, thou [who] hast been my help: cast me not off, nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.

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

For my father and my mother have forsaken me; but the Lord will take me up.

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

Point me out thy way, O Lord! and guide me on a level path, because of those that regard me enviously.

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

Give me not up to the [revengeful] desire of my assailants; for there are risen up against me false witnesses, and such as utter violence.

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

Unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of life—

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

Wait on the Lord; be strong, and let thy heart be of good courage; and only wait on the Lord.