27:1 [A Psalm of David.]
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
Whom should I fear?
The LORD is the ①defense of my life;
Whom should I dread?
▷ ①Or refuge
27:2 When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
27:3 If an army encamps against me,
My heart will not fear;
If war arises against me,
In spite of this I am confident.
27:4 One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To behold the ①beauty of the LORD
And to ②meditate in His temple.
▷ ①Lit delightfulness ②Lit inquire
27:5 For on the day of trouble He will conceal me in His ①tabernacle;
He will hide me in the secret place of His tent;
He will lift me up on a rock.
▷ ①Or shelter
27:6 And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer sacrifices in His tent ①with shouts of joy;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
▷ ①Lit of shouts
27:7 Hear, LORD, when I cry with my voice,
And be gracious to me and answer me.
27:8 When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You,
“I shall seek Your face, LORD.”
27:9 Do not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not abandon me nor forsake me,
God of my salvation!
27:10 ①For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
But the LORD will take me up.
▷ ①Or If my father...forsake me, Then the LORD
27:11 Teach me Your way, LORD,
And lead me on a level path
Because of my enemies.
27:12 Do not turn me over to the ①desire of my enemies,
For false witnesses have risen against me,
And the violent witness.
▷ ①Lit soul
27:13 I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD
In the land of the living.
27:14 Wait for the LORD;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the LORD.