27:1  I regard the LORD as my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD defends my life; Whom shall I dread?

27:2  When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.

27:3  Though a host encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, In spite of this I shall have confidence.

27:4  One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD And to meditate in His temple.

27:5  For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.

27:6  And now You will lift up my head up above my enemies around me, and I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

27:7  Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice, and show graciousness to me and answer me.

27:8  When You said, "Seek My face," my heart said to You, "Your face, O LORD, I shall seek."

27:9  Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have proved my help; Do not abandon me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation!

27:10  For my father and my mother have forsaken me, But the LORD will take me up.

27:11  Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me in a level path because of my foes.

27:12  Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen against me, and such as breathe out violence.

27:13  I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.

27:14   Wait for the LORD; Exercise strength and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.