Fluent Translation · Read & Reflect
Psalms 27
A Psalm of Confidence and Longing
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom will I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life;
of whom will I be afraid?
When the wicked draw near against me
to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and my enemies—
they stumble and fall.
Though an army encamp against me,
my heart will not fear;
though war rise up against me,
in this I will trust.
One thing I have asked of the LORD,
this I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to look the beauty of the LORD,
and to inquire in his temple.
For he will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will set me high upon a rock.
And now my head is lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to the LORD.
Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me.
You have said, “Seek my face.”
My heart says to you, “Your face, LORD, do I seek.”
Do not hide your face from me;
do not turn your servant away in anger,
you who have been my help.
Do not cast me off, do not forsake me,
O God of my salvation.
If my father and my mother forsake me,
the LORD will take me up.
Teach me your way, O LORD,
and lead me on a level path
because of people who watch me.
Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen against me
and they breathe out violence.
I believe that I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the LORD.