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A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.

A Psalm of David.

27 
The Lord is my light and my salvation;

Whom should I fear?

The Lord is the [a]defense of my life;

Whom should I dread?

2 When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh,

My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.

3 If an army encamps against me,

My heart will not fear;

If war arises against me,

In spite of this I am confident.

4 One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:

That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,

To behold the [b]beauty of the Lord

And to [c]meditate in His temple.

5 For on the day of trouble He will conceal me in His [d]tabernacle;

He will hide me in the secret place of His tent;

He will lift me up on a rock.

6 And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,

And I will offer sacrifices in His tent [e]with shouts of joy;

I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

7 Hear, Lord, when I cry with my voice,

And be gracious to me and answer me.

8 When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You,

“I shall seek Your face, Lord.”

9 Do not hide Your face from me,

Do not turn Your servant away in anger;

You have been my help;

Do not abandon me nor forsake me,

God of my salvation!

10 [f]For my father and my mother have forsaken me,

But the Lord will take me up.

11 Teach me Your way, Lord,

And lead me on a level path

Because of my enemies.

12 Do not turn me over to the [g]desire of my enemies,

For false witnesses have risen against me,

And the violent witness.

13 I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord

In the land of the living.

14 Wait for the Lord;

Be strong and let your heart take courage;

Yes, wait for the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27:1 Or refuge
  2. Psalm 27:4 Lit delightfulness
  3. Psalm 27:4 Lit inquire
  4. Psalm 27:5 Or shelter
  5. Psalm 27:6 Lit of shouts
  6. Psalm 27:10 Or If my father...forsake me, Then the Lord
  7. Psalm 27:12 Lit soul