² When the wicked advance against me
    to devour^[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.^(E)
3 Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;^(F)
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident.^(G)

⁴ One thing^(H) 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,^(I)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.
⁵ For in the day of trouble^(J)
    he will keep me safe^(K) in his dwelling;
he will hide me^(L) in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.^(M)

⁶ Then my head will be exalted^(N)
    above the enemies who surround me;^(O)
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice^(P) with shouts of joy;^(Q)
    I will sing^(R) and make music^(S) to the Lord.

¹⁷ In a very short time,^(A) will not Lebanon^(B) be turned into a fertile field^(C)
    and the fertile field seem like a forest?^(D)
18 In that day^(E) the deaf^(F) will hear the words of the scroll,
    and out of gloom and darkness^(G)
    the eyes of the blind will see.^(H)
19 Once more the humble^(I) will rejoice in the Lord;
    the needy^(J) will rejoice in the Holy One^(K) of Israel.
²⁰ The ruthless^(L) will vanish,^(M)
    the mockers^(N) will disappear,
    and all who have an eye for evil^(O) will be cut down—
²¹ those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
    who ensnare the defender in court^(P)
    and with false testimony^(Q) deprive the innocent of justice.^(R)

“No longer will Jacob be ashamed;^(U)
    no longer will their faces grow pale.^(V)
23 When they see among them their children,^(W)
    the work of my hands,^(X)
they will keep my name holy;^(Y)
    they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One^(Z) of Jacob,
    and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
²⁴ Those who are wayward^(AA) in spirit will gain understanding;^(AB)
    those who complain will accept instruction.”^(AC)