Psalms

¹A Psalm of David, before he was sealed. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? ↗

²Meanwhile, the guilty draw near to me, so as to eat my flesh. Those who trouble me, my enemies, have themselves been weakened and have fallen. ↗

³If entrenched armies were to stand together against me, my heart would not fear. If a battle were to rise up against me, I would have hope in this. ↗

⁴One thing I have asked of the Lord, this I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, so that I may behold the delight of the Lord, and may visit his temple. ↗

⁵For he has hidden me in his tabernacle. In the day of evils, he has protected me in the hidden place of his tabernacle. ↗

⁶He has exalted me upon the rock, and now he has exalted my head above my enemies. I have circled around and offered a sacrifice of loud exclamation in his tabernacle. I will sing, and I will compose a psalm, to the Lord. ↗

⁷Hear my voice, O Lord, with which I have cried out to you. Have mercy on me, and hear me. ↗

⁸My heart has spoken to you; my face has sought you. I yearn for your face, O Lord. ↗

⁹Do not turn your face away from me. In your wrath, do not turn aside from your servant. Be my helper. Do not abandon me, and do not despise me, O God, my Savior. ↗

¹⁰For my father and my mother have left me behind, but the Lord has taken me up. ↗

¹¹O Lord, establish a law for me in your way, and direct me in the right path, because of my enemies. ↗

¹²Do not surrender me to the souls of those who trouble me. For unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and iniquity has lied to itself. ↗

¹³I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living. ↗

¹⁴Wait for the Lord, act manfully; and let your heart be strengthened, and remain with the Lord. ↗