A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.
A Psalm of David.
27 The Lord is my (A)light and my (B)salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the [a](C)defense of my life;
(D)Whom shall I dread?
2 When evildoers came upon me to (E)devour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they (F)stumbled and fell.
3 Though a (G)host encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
In spite of this I [b]shall be (H)confident.
4 (I)One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:
That I may (J)dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
To behold (K)the [c]beauty of the Lord
And to [d](L)meditate in His temple.
5 For in the (M)day of trouble He will (N)conceal me in His [e]tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will (O)hide me;
He will (P)lift me up on a rock.
6 And now (Q)my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer in His tent (R)sacrifices [f]with shouts of joy;
I will (S)sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
7 (T)Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice,
And be gracious to me and (U)answer me.
8 When You said, “(V)Seek My face,” my heart said to You,
“Your face, O Lord, (W)I shall seek.”
9 (X)Do not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in (Y)anger;
You have been (Z)my help;
(AA)Do not abandon me nor (AB)forsake me,
O God of my salvation!
10 [g]For my father and (AC)my mother have forsaken me,
But (AD)the Lord will take me up.
11 (AE)Teach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me in a (AF)level path
Because of [h]my foes.
12 Do not deliver me over to the [i](AG)desire of my adversaries,
For (AH)false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as (AI)breathe out violence.
13 [j]I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the (AJ)goodness of the Lord
In the (AK)land of the living.
14 (AL)Wait for the Lord;
Be (AM)strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 27:1 Or refuge
- Psalm 27:3 Lit am confident
- Psalm 27:4 Lit delightfulness
- Psalm 27:4 Lit inquire
- Psalm 27:5 Or shelter
- Psalm 27:6 Lit of shouts
- Psalm 27:10 Or If my father...forsake me, Then the Lord
- Psalm 27:11 Or those who lie in wait for me
- Psalm 27:12 Lit soul
- Psalm 27:13 Or Surely I believed
Cross references
- Psalm 27:1 : Ps 18:28; Is 60:20; Mic 7:8
- Psalm 27:1 : Ex 15:2; Ps 62:7; 118:14; Is 33:2; Jon 2:9
- Psalm 27:1 : Ps 28:8
- Psalm 27:1 : Ps 118:6
- Psalm 27:2 : Ps 14:4
- Psalm 27:2 : Ps 9:3
- Psalm 27:3 : Ps 3:6
- Psalm 27:3 : Job 4:6
- Psalm 27:4 : Ps 26:8
- Psalm 27:4 : Ps 23:6
- Psalm 27:4 : Ps 90:17
- Psalm 27:4 : Ps 18:6
- Psalm 27:5 : Ps 50:15
- Psalm 27:5 : Ps 31:20
- Psalm 27:5 : Ps 17:8
- Psalm 27:5 : Ps 40:2
- Psalm 27:6 : Ps 3:3
- Psalm 27:6 : Ps 107:22
- Psalm 27:6 : Ps 13:6
- Psalm 27:7 : Ps 4:3; 61:1
- Psalm 27:7 : Ps 13:3
- Psalm 27:8 : Ps 105:4; Amos 5:6
- Psalm 27:8 : Ps 34:4
- Psalm 27:9 : Ps 69:17
- Psalm 27:9 : Ps 6:1
- Psalm 27:9 : Ps 40:17
- Psalm 27:9 : Ps 94:14
- Psalm 27:9 : Ps 37:28
- Psalm 27:10 : Is 49:15
- Psalm 27:10 : Is 40:11
- Psalm 27:11 : Ps 25:4; 86:11
- Psalm 27:11 : Ps 5:8; 26:12
- Psalm 27:12 : Ps 41:2
- Psalm 27:12 : Deut 19:18; Ps 35:11; Matt 26:60
- Psalm 27:12 : Acts 9:1
- Psalm 27:13 : Ps 31:19
- Psalm 27:13 : Job 28:13; Ps 52:5; 116:9; 142:5; Is 38:11; Jer 11:19; Ezek 26:20
- Psalm 27:14 : Ps 25:3; 37:34; 40:1; 62:5; 130:5; Prov 20:22; Is 25:9
- Psalm 27:14 : Ps 31:24