Psalms 27
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Psalm 27
By David.
1The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Who is there to fear?
The Lord is my life’s fortress.
Who is there to be afraid of?
2Evildoers closed in on me to tear me to pieces.
My opponents and enemies stumbled and fell.
3Even though an army sets up camp against me,
my heart will not be afraid.
Even though a war breaks out against me,
I will still have confidence ⌞in the Lord⌟.
4I have asked one thing from the Lord.
This I will seek:
to remain in the Lord’s house all the days of my life
in order to gaze at the Lord’s beauty
and to search for an answer in his temple.
5He hides me in his shelter when there is trouble.
He keeps me hidden in his tent.
He sets me high on a rock.
6Now my head will be raised above my enemies who surround me.
I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy in his tent.
I will sing and make music to praise the Lord.
7Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud.
Have pity on me, and answer me.
8 ⌞When you said,⌟
“Seek my face,”
my heart said to you,
“O Lord, I will seek your face.” #27:8 Greek “My heart said to you, ‘I have sought your face. O LORD, I will seek your face.’ ”
9Do not hide your face from me.
Do not angrily turn me away.
You have been my help.
Do not leave me!
Do not abandon me, O God, my savior!
10Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will take care of me.
11Teach me your way, O Lord.
Lead me on a level path
because I have enemies who spy on me.
12Do not surrender me to the will of my opponents.
False witnesses have risen against me.
They breathe out violence.
13I believe that I will see the goodness of the Lord
in this world of the living.
14Wait with hope for the Lord.
Be strong, and let your heart be courageous.
Yes, wait with hope for the Lord.
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Psalms 27
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My Stronghold
Davidic.
1The Lord is my light and my salvation —
whom should I fear? # Is 60:20; Mc 7:8
The Lord is the stronghold of my life —
of whom should I be afraid? # Ps 28:8; 118:6
2When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, # Ps 14:4
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell. # Ps 9:3
3Though an army deploys against me,
my heart is not afraid;
though a war breaks out against me,
still I am confident. # Ps 3:6
4I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life, # Ps 23:6; 26:8
gazing on the beauty of the Lord # Ps 93:5
and seeking Him in His temple. # Mal 3:1
5For He will conceal me in His shelter
in the day of adversity;
He will hide me under the cover of His tent;
He will set me high on a rock. # Ps 31:20; 91:1; Is 25:4
6Then my head will be high
above my enemies around me; # Ps 3:3
I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy. # Ps 54:6; 116:17
I will sing and make music to the Lord. # Eph 5:19
7Lord, hear my voice when I call;
be gracious to me and answer me. # Ps 4:3; 30:10
8My heart says this about You,
“You # You is plural in Hb are to seek My face.”
Lord, I will seek Your face. # Ps 24:6; 105:4
9Do not hide Your face from me; # Ps 69:17; 102:2; 143:7
do not turn Your servant away in anger. # Ps 6:1
You have been my helper; # Ps 40:17
do not leave me or abandon me,
God of my salvation.
10Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the Lord cares for me. # Ps 37:28; 94:14
11Because of my adversaries,
show me Your way, Lord,
and lead me on a level path. # Ps 25:4; 26:12
12Do not give me over to the will of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing violence. # Ps 35:11; 41:2; Mt 26:59-60
13I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness
in the land of the living. # Ex 33:19; Ps 116:9; 142:5
14Wait for the Lord;
be strong # Lit Lord; let your heart be strong and courageous. # Jos 1:6
Wait for the Lord. # Ps 37:34; 130:5
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