Psalm 27
New King James Version

An Exuberant Declaration of Faith

A Psalmof David.

27 TheLordismy^(A)light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The^(B)Lordisthe strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
²When the wicked came against me
To^(C)eat^[a]up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
³^(D)Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this Iwill beconfident.

⁴^(E)OnethingI have desired of theLord,
That will I seek:
That I may^(F)dwell in the house of theLord
All the days of my life,
To behold the^[b]beauty of theLord,
And to inquire in His temple.
⁵For^(G)in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall^(H)set me high upon a rock.

⁶And now^(I)my head shall be^[c]lifted up above my enemies all around me;
Therefore I will offer sacrifices of^[d]joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to theLord.

⁷Hear, OLord,whenI cry with my voice!
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
⁸When You said,“Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face,Lord, I will seek.”
⁹^(J)Do not hide Your face from me;
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not leave me nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation.
¹⁰^(K)When my father and my mother forsake me,
Then theLordwill take care of me.

¹¹^(L)Teach me Your way, OLord,
And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
¹²Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
For^(M)false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.
¹³I would have lost heart,unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of theLord
^(N)In the land of the living.