Psa 27 | ESV_morph | STEP | Of 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 ?

Psalms 27

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

1 The Lord is my ^alight and my ^bsalvation;
^cwhom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold ^{▼▼Or refuge} of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evildoers assail me
to ^eeat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
it is they who stumble and fall.
3 ^fThough an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet ^{▼▼Or in this} I will be confident.
4 ^hOne thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may ⁱdwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon ^jthe beauty of the Lord
and to inquire ^{▼▼Or meditate} in his temple.
5 For he will ^lhide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will ^mlift me high upon a rock.
6 And now my ⁿhead shall be lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of ^ojoy;
^pI will sing and make melody to the Lord.
7 ^qHear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me!
8 You have said, ^r“Seek ^{▼▼The command ( seek) is addressed to more than one person} my face.”
My heart says to you,
“Your face, Lord, do I seek.” ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain}
9 ^uHide not your face from me.
Turn not your servant away in anger,
O you who have been my help.
Cast me not off; forsake me not,
^vO God of my salvation!
10 For ^wmy father and my mother have forsaken me,
but the Lord will ^xtake me in.
11 ^yTeach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on ^za level path
because of my enemies.
12 ^aaGive me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for ^abfalse witnesses have risen against me,
and they ^acbreathe out violence.
13 I believe ^{▼▼Other Hebrew manuscripts Oh! Had I not believed} that I shall look upon ^aethe goodness of the Lord
in ^afthe land of the living!
14 ^agWait for the Lord;
^ahbe strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!