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The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
   whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold^[a] of my life;
   of whom shall I be afraid?

² When evildoers assail me
to eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
it is they who stumble and fall.

³ Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet^[b] I will be confident.

⁴ One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
and to inquire^[c] in his temple.

⁵ For he will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will lift me high upon a rock.

⁶ And now my head shall be lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

⁷ Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me!
⁸ You have said, “Seek^[d] my face.”
My heart says to you,
“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”^[e]
9     Hide not your face from me.
Turn not your servant away in anger,
O you who have been my help.
Cast me not off; forsake me not,
O God of my salvation!
¹⁰ For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
but the Lord will take me in.

¹¹ Teach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on a level path
because of my enemies.
¹² Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they breathe out violence.

¹³ I believe^[f] that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living!
¹⁴ Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 27:1 Or refuge
2. Psalm 27:3 Or in this
3. Psalm 27:4 Or meditate
4. Psalm 27:8 The command (seek) is addressed to more than one person
5. Psalm 27:8 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
6. Psalm 27:13 Other Hebrew manuscripts Oh! Had I not believed

Cross references:

1. Psalm 27:1 : Isa. 60:20; Mic. 7:8; [Ps. 84:11]
2. Psalm 27:1 : Ps. 118:14; Ex. 15:2; Isa. 12:2; 62:11
3. Psalm 27:1 : See Ps. 23:4
4. Psalm 27:2 : Ps. 14:4
5. Psalm 27:3 : Ps. 3:6
6. Psalm 27:4 : [Ps. 26:8; 84:1, 2]
7. Psalm 27:4 : Ps. 23:6; 65:4; [Luke 2:37]
8. Psalm 27:4 : Ps. 90:17
9. Psalm 27:5 : Ps. 31:20; [Ps. 91:1; Job 5:21; Isa. 4:6]
10. Psalm 27:5 : Ps. 40:2
11. Psalm 27:6 : Ps. 3:3
12. Psalm 27:6 : [Num. 10:10]
13. Psalm 27:6 : Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16
14. Psalm 27:7 : Ps. 30:10
15. Psalm 27:8 : Ps. 24:6; 105:4
16. Psalm 27:9 : Ps. 69:17; 102:2; 143:7
17. Psalm 27:9 : See Ps. 24:5
18. Psalm 27:10 : [Isa. 49:15; 63:16]
19. Psalm 27:10 : [Isa. 40:11]
20. Psalm 27:11 : See Ps. 25:4
21. Psalm 27:11 : [Ps. 5:8]
22. Psalm 27:12 : Ps. 41:2
23. Psalm 27:12 : Ps. 35:11; [1 Kgs. 21:13; Matt. 26:59, 60; Mark 14:55, 56]
24. Psalm 27:12 : Acts 9:1
25. Psalm 27:13 : Ex. 33:19
26. Psalm 27:13 : Ps. 52:5; 116:9; 142:5; Job 28:13
27. Psalm 27:14 : Ps. 37:34; 62:5; Prov. 20:22
28. Psalm 27:14 : Ps. 31:24; Deut. 31:7; Josh. 1:6, 9, 18