Psalms 27

1 [By David.] The LORD is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

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 evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, 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 army is deployed against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

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 I have asked of the LORD, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to see the LORD's beauty, and to inquire in 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 day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the covert of his tabernacle he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.

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 Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to 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 Hear, LORD, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.

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

8 My heart said of you, "Seek his face." Your face, LORD, I will seek.

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

9 Do not hide your face from me. Do not put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Do not abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.

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 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

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

11 Teach me your way, LORD. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.

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

12 Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out violence.

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 am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

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

14 Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.

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