Psa 27 | LSB | STEP | Of David. Yahweh is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strong defense of my life; Whom shall I dread?

Psalms 27

Psalm 27

Yahweh Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

1 Yahweh is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
Yahweh is the ^{▼▼Or refuge}strong defense of my life;
Whom shall I dread?
2 When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though a host encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
In this I trust.
4 One thing I have asked from Yahweh, that I shall seek:
That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life,
To behold the ^{▼▼Lit delightfulness}beauty of Yahweh
And to inquire in His temple.
5 For in the day of calamity He will conceal me in His shelter;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
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 in His tent sacrifices with loud shouts of joy;
I will sing, and I will sing praises to Yahweh.
7 Hear, O Yahweh, when I call with my voice,
And be gracious to me and answer me.
8 On Your behalf my heart says, “Seek My face,”
“Your face, O Yahweh, I shall seek.”
9 Do not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your slave away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not abandon me and do not forsake me,
O God of my salvation!
10 ^{▼▼ Or If my father...forsake me, Then Yahweh}For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
But Yahweh will take me up.
11 Instruct me in Your way, O Yahweh,
And lead me in a level path
Because of ^{▼▼Or those who lie in wait for me}my foes.
12 Do not give me over to the ^{▼▼Lit soul}desire of my adversaries,
For false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.
13 ^{▼▼ Or If I had not believed} I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of Yahweh
In the land of the living.
14 Hope in Yahweh;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Hope in Yahweh.