Psalm 27

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
       Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
       Of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked came against me
       To eat up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
       They stumbled and fell.
3 Though an army may encamp against me,
       My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
       In this I will be confident.

4 One 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.
5 For 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.

6 And 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.

7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!
       Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When You said, “Seek My face,”
       My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
9 Do 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.
10 When my father and my mother forsake me,
       Then the Lord will take care of me.

11 Teach me Your way, O Lord,
       And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
       For false witnesses have risen against me,
       And such as breathe out violence.
13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
       That I would see the goodness of the Lord
       In the land of the living.

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