The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation
Of David.
27 The Lord is my (A)light and my (B)salvation;
(C)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 (D)eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
it is they who stumble and fall.
3 (E)Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet[b] I will be confident.
4 (F)One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may (G)dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon (H)the beauty of the Lord
and to enquire[c] in his temple.
5 For he will (I)hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will (J)lift me high upon a rock.
6 And now my (K)head shall be lifted up
above my enemies all round me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of (L)joy;
(M)I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
7 (N)Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me!
8 You have said, (O)“Seek[d] my face.”
My heart says to you,
“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”[e]
9 (P)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,
(Q)O God of my salvation!
10 For (R)my father and my mother have forsaken me,
but the Lord will (S)take me in.
11 (T)Teach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on (U)a level path
because of my enemies.
12 (V)Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for (W)false witnesses have risen against me,
and they (X)breathe out violence.
13 I believe[f] that I shall look upon (Y)the goodness of the Lord
in (Z)the land of the living!
14 (AA)Wait for the Lord;
(AB)be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 27:1 Or refuge
- Psalm 27:3 Or in this
- Psalm 27:4 Or meditate
- Psalm 27:8 The command (seek) is addressed to more than one person
- Psalm 27:8 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
- Psalm 27:13 Other Hebrew manuscripts Oh! Had I not believed
Cross references
- Psalm 27:1 : Isa. 60:20; Mic. 7:8; [Ps. 84:11]
- Psalm 27:1 : Ps. 118:14; Ex. 15:2; Isa. 12:2; 62:11
- Psalm 27:1 : See Ps. 23:4
- Psalm 27:2 : Ps. 14:4
- Psalm 27:3 : Ps. 3:6
- Psalm 27:4 : [Ps. 26:8; 84:1, 2]
- Psalm 27:4 : Ps. 23:6; 65:4; [Luke 2:37]
- Psalm 27:4 : Ps. 90:17
- Psalm 27:5 : Ps. 31:20; [Ps. 91:1; Job 5:21; Isa. 4:6]
- Psalm 27:5 : Ps. 40:2
- Psalm 27:6 : Ps. 3:3
- Psalm 27:6 : [Num. 10:10]
- Psalm 27:6 : Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16
- Psalm 27:7 : Ps. 30:10
- Psalm 27:8 : Ps. 24:6; 105:4
- Psalm 27:9 : Ps. 69:17; 102:2; 143:7
- Psalm 27:9 : See Ps. 24:5
- Psalm 27:10 : [Isa. 49:15; 63:16]
- Psalm 27:10 : [Isa. 40:11]
- Psalm 27:11 : See Ps. 25:4
- Psalm 27:11 : [Ps. 5:8]
- Psalm 27:12 : Ps. 41:2
- Psalm 27:12 : Ps. 35:11; [1 Kgs. 21:13; Matt. 26:59, 60; Mark 14:55, 56]
- Psalm 27:12 : Acts 9:1
- Psalm 27:13 : Ex. 33:19
- Psalm 27:13 : Ps. 52:5; 116:9; 142:5; Job 28:13
- Psalm 27:14 : Ps. 37:34; 62:5; Prov. 20:22
- Psalm 27:14 : Ps. 31:24; Deut. 31:7; Josh. 1:6, 9, 18