Psalm 27:title–14

A Psalm of David.

¹The 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?

²When the wicked came against me

To ^ceat ¹up my flesh,

My enemies and foes,

They stumbled and fell.

^3dThough an army may encamp against me,

My heart shall not fear;

Though war may rise against me,

In this I will be confident.

^4eOne 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.

⁵For ^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.

⁶And 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.

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

Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

⁸When You said, “Seek My face,”

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

^9jDo 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.

^10kWhen my father and my mother forsake me,

Then the Lord will take care of me.

^11lTeach me Your way, O Lord,

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

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

For ^mfalse witnesses have risen against me,

And such as breathe out violence.

¹³I would have lost heart, unless I had believed

That I would see the goodness of the Lord

ⁿIn the land of the living.

^14oWait ⁵on the Lord;

Be of good courage,

And He shall strengthen your heart;

Wait, I say, on the Lord!