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A psalm of fearless trust in God.

A Psalm of David.

27 Jehovah is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
Jehovah is the [a]strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?

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  1. Psalm 27:1 Or, stronghold

Psalm 27

Of David.

The Lord is my light(A) and my salvation(B)
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold(C) of my life—
    of whom shall I be afraid?(D)

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One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after:
That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life,
To behold [a]the beauty of Jehovah,
And to [b]inquire in his temple.
For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion:
In the covert of his [c]tabernacle will he hide me;
He will lift me up upon a rock.
And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me;
And I will offer in his [d]tabernacle sacrifices of [e]joy;
I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah.

Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice:
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee,
Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
Hide not thy face from me;
Put not thy servant away in anger:
Thou hast been my help;
Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27:4 Or, the pleasantness
  2. Psalm 27:4 Or, consider his temple
  3. Psalm 27:5 Hebrew tent.
  4. Psalm 27:6 Hebrew tent.
  5. Psalm 27:6 Or, shouting. Or, trumpet-sound

One thing(A) I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,(B)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.
For in the day of trouble(C)
    he will keep me safe(D) in his dwelling;
he will hide me(E) in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.(F)

Then my head will be exalted(G)
    above the enemies who surround me;(H)
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice(I) with shouts of joy;(J)
    I will sing(K) and make music(L) to the Lord.

Hear my voice(M) when I call, Lord;
    be merciful to me and answer me.(N)
My heart says of you, “Seek his face!(O)
    Your face, Lord, I will seek.
Do not hide your face(P) from me,
    do not turn your servant away in anger;(Q)
    you have been my helper.(R)
Do not reject me or forsake(S) me,
    God my Savior.(T)

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