Psalm 27

¹The Lord Whom shall I fear? The Lord Of whom shall I be afraid?

²When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell.

³Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident.

⁴One thing I have desired of the Lord That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord And to inquire in His temple.

⁵For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.

⁶And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord

⁷Hear, O Lord Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

⁸When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord

⁹Do 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.

¹⁰When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord

¹¹Teach 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 false 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 In the land of the living.

¹⁴Wait on the Lord Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord