Whom
shall I fear?
Yahweh
is the strength of my life.
Of
whom shall I be afraid?
When
evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh,
even
my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
Though
an army should encamp against me,
my
heart shall not fear.
Though
war should rise against me,
even
then I will be confident.
One
thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after:
that
I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life,
to
see Yahweh’s beauty,
and
to inquire in his temple.
For
in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion.
In
the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me.
He
will lift me up on a rock.
Now
my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me.
I
will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent.
I
will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.
Hear,
Yahweh, when I cry with my voice.
Have
mercy also on me, and answer me.
When
you said, “Seek my face,”
my
heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.”
Don’t
hide your face from me.
Don’t
put your servant away in anger.
You
have been my help.
Don’t
abandon me,
neither
forsake me, God of my salvation.
When
my father and my mother forsake me,
then
Yahweh will take me up.
Teach
me your way, Yahweh.
Lead
me in a straight path, because of my enemies.
Don’t
deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries,
for
false witnesses have risen up against me,
such
as breathe out cruelty.
I
am still confident of this:
I
will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
Wait
for Yahweh.
Be
strong, and let your heart take courage.
Yes,
wait for Yahweh.
Psalm 27