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?

A psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my saviour; whom then should I fear? The Lord protects my life; whom then should I 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 the wicked drew near to assail me and eat up my flesh, it was those who distressed and opposed me who stumbled and fell.

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

Though against me a host should encamp, yet my heart would be fearless: though battle should rise up against me, still would I be trustful.

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, and that do I long for – To live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the grace of the Lord and inquire 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 shelter in the day of misfortune. In his sheltering tent he hides me: he lifts me up on a rock.

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 that my head he has lifted above my encircling foes, I will march round the altar and sacrifice, shouting with joy, in his tent, making music and song to the Lord.

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

Hear, O Lord, my loud cry, and graciously answer me.

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

My heart has said to you, ‘Your face, O Lord, 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 not your face from me, reject not your servant in anger: for you have been my help. Abandon me not, nor forsake me, O God of my help:

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

for father and mother have left 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.

Teach me your way, O Lord: lead me in an even path, because of my enemies.

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, O Lord, unto the rage of my foes; for against me have risen false witnesses, breathing out cruelty.

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

Firm is the faith I cherish, that I, in the land of the living, will yet see the goodness of God.

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

Let your heart be courageous and strong, and wait on the Lord.