Psalm 27-29

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁴ I 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,^(F)
gazing on the beauty of the Lord^(G)
and seeking Him in His temple.^(H)
5 For 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.^(I)
6 Then my head will be high
above my enemies around me;^(J)
I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy.^(K)
I will sing and make music to the Lord.^(L)

⁷ Lord, hear my voice when I call;
be gracious to me and answer me.^(M)
8 My heart says this about You,
“You^[a] are to seek My face.”
Lord, I will seek Your face.^(N)
9 Do not hide Your face from me;^(O)
do not turn Your servant away in anger.^(P)
You have been my helper;^(Q)
do not leave me or abandon me,
God of my salvation.
¹⁰ Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the Lord cares for me.^(R)

¹¹ Because of my adversaries,
show me Your way, Lord,
and lead me on a level path.^(S)
12 Do not give me over to the will of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing violence.^(T)

¹³ I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness
in the land of the living.^(U)
14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong^[b] and courageous.^(V)
Wait for the Lord.^(W)

³ Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors
while malice is in their hearts.^(AA)
4 Repay them according to what they have done—
according to the evil of their deeds.
Repay them according to the work of their hands;
give them back what they deserve.^(AB)
5 Because they do not consider
what the Lord has done
or the work of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them.^(AC)

⁶ May the Lord be praised,
for He has heard the sound of my pleading.^(AD)
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.^(AE)
Therefore my heart rejoices,
and I praise Him with my song.^(AF)

⁸ The Lord is the strength of His people;^[c]
He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.^(AG)
9 Save Your people, bless Your possession,
shepherd them, and carry them forever.^(AH)

³ The voice of the Lord is above the waters.
The God of glory thunders—
the Lord, above vast waters,^(AJ)
4 the voice of the Lord in power,
the voice of the Lord in splendor.^(AK)
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.^(AL)
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,^(AM)
and Sirion,^[f] like a young wild ox.^(AN)
7 The voice of the Lord flashes flames of fire.^(AO)
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.^(AP)
9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth^[g](AQ)
and strips the woodlands bare.^(AR)

In His temple all cry, “Glory!”

¹⁰ The Lord sat enthroned at the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.^(AS)
11 The Lord gives His people strength;^(AT)
the Lord blesses His people with peace.^(AU)