Psalm 27–28

Psalm 27

An Exuberant Declaration of Faith

A Psalm of David.

1 The Lord is my alight and my salvation;

Whom shall I fear?

The bLord is the strength of my life;

Of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked came against me

To ceat 1up my flesh,

My enemies and foes,

They stumbled and fell.

3 dThough an army may encamp against me,

My heart shall not fear;

Though war may rise against me,

In this I will be confident.

4 eOne thing I have desired of the Lord,

That will I seek:

That I may fdwell in the house of the Lord

All the days of my life,

To behold the 2beauty of the Lord,

And to inquire in His temple.

5 For gin the time of trouble

He shall hide me in His pavilion;

In the secret place of His tabernacle

He shall hide me;

He shall hset me high upon a rock.

6 And now imy head shall be 3lifted up above my enemies all around me;

Therefore I will offer sacrifices of 4joy in His tabernacle;

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

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

Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

8 When You said, “Seek My face,”

My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”

9 jDo not hide Your face from me;

Do not turn Your servant away in anger;

You have been my help;

Do not leave me nor forsake me,

O God of my salvation.

10 kWhen my father and my mother forsake me,

Then the Lord will take care of me.

11 lTeach me Your way, O Lord,

And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.

12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;

For mfalse witnesses have risen against me,

And such as breathe out violence.

13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed

That I would see the goodness of the Lord

nIn the land of the living.

14 oWait 5on the Lord;

Be of good courage,

And He shall strengthen your heart;

Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Psalm 28

Rejoicing in Answered Prayer

A Psalm of David.

1 To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock: aDo not be silent to me,

bLest, if You are silent to me,

I become like those who go down to the pit.

2 Hear the voice of my supplications

When I cry to You,

cWhen I lift up my hands dtoward Your holy sanctuary.

3 Do not 1take me away with the wicked

And with the workers of iniquity,

eWho speak peace to their neighbors,

But evil is in their hearts.

4 fGive them according to their deeds,

And according to the wickedness of their endeavors;

Give them according to the work of their hands;

Render to them what they deserve.

5 Because gthey do not regard the works of the Lord,

Nor the operation of His hands,

He shall destroy them

And not build them up.

6 Blessed be the Lord,

Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!

7 The Lord is hmy strength and my shield;

My heart itrusted in Him, and I am helped;

Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,

And with my song I will praise Him.

8 The Lord is 2their strength,

And He is the jsaving refuge of His 3anointed.

9 Save Your people,

And bless kYour inheritance;

Shepherd them also,

lAnd bear them up forever.