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Psalm 27 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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PSALM 27
An Exuberant Declaration of Faith
A Psalm of David.
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation;
​​Whom shall I fear?
​​The LORD is the strength of my life;
​​Of whom shall I be afraid?
2 ​​When the wicked came against me
​​To eat up my flesh,
​​My enemies and foes,
​​They stumbled and fell.
3 ​​Though an army may encamp against me,
​​My heart shall not fear;
​​Though war may rise against me,
​​In this I will be confident.
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4 ​​One thing I have desired of the LORD,
​​That will I 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 inquire in His temple.
5 ​​For 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 set me high upon a rock.
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6 ​​And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;
​​Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
​​I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
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7 ​​Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice!
​​Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 ​​When You said, “Seek My face,”
​​My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.”
9 ​​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 ​​When my father and my mother forsake me,
​​Then the LORD will take care of me.
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11 ​​Teach me Your way, O LORD,
​​And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
12 ​​Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
​​For false witnesses have risen against me,
​​And such as breathe out violence.
13 ​​I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
​​That I would see the goodness of the LORD
​​In the land of the living.
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14 ​​Wait on the LORD;
​​Be of good courage,
​​And He shall strengthen your heart;
​​Wait, I say, on the LORD!
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