Psa 27 | NASB2020 | STEP | A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation ; Whom should I fear ? The Lord is the defense of my life ; Whom should I dread ?

Psalms 27

A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.

A Psalm of David.

1 The Lord is my ^alight and my ^bsalvation;
Whom should I fear?
The Lord is the ^{▼▼Or refuge
,} ^ddefense of my life;
^eWhom should I dread?
2 When evildoers came upon me to ^fdevour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they ^gstumbled and fell.
3 If an ^harmy encamps against me,
My heart will not fear;
If war arises against me,
In spite of this I am ⁱconfident.

4 ^jOne thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:
That I may ^kdwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
To behold ^lthe ^{▼▼Lit delightfulness}beauty of the Lord
And to ^{▼▼Lit inquire
,} ^omeditate in His temple.
5 For on the ^pday of trouble He will ^qconceal me in His ^{▼▼Or shelter}tabernacle;
He will ^shide me in the secret place of His tent;
He will ^tlift me up on a rock.
6 And now ^umy head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer ^vsacrifices in His tent ^{▼▼Lit of shouts}with shouts of joy;
I will ^xsing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

7 ^yHear, Lord, when I cry with my voice,
And be gracious to me and ^zanswer me.
8 When You said, “ ^aaSeek My face,” my heart said to You,
“ ^abI shall seek Your face, Lord.”
9 ^acDo not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in ^adanger;
You have been ^aemy help;
^afDo not abandon me nor ^agforsake me,
God of my salvation!
10 ^{▼▼Or If my father...forsake me, Then the Lord}For my father and ^aimy mother have forsaken me,
But ^ajthe Lord will take me up.

11 ^akTeach me Your way, Lord,
And lead me on a ^allevel path
Because of my enemies.
12 Do not turn me over to the ^{▼▼Lit soul
,} ^andesire of my enemies,
For ^aofalse witnesses have risen against me,
And the violent ^apwitness.
13 I certainly believed that I would see the ^aqgoodness of the Lord
In the ^arland of the living.
14 ^asWait for the Lord;
Be ^atstrong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the Lord.