Psalm 27 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

An Exuberant Declaration of Faith

Psa 27:1A Psalm of David.

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?

Psa 27:2

Psa 27:2When the wicked came against me
To eat up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.

Psa 27:3

Psa 27:3Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this I will be confident.

Psa 27:4

Psa 27:4One 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.

Psa 27:5

Psa 27:5For 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.

Psa 27:6

Psa 27:6And 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.

Psa 27:7

Psa 27:7Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice!
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

Psa 27:8

Psa 27:8When You said, “Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.”

Psa 27:9

Psa 27:9Do 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.

Psa 27:10

Psa 27:10When my father and my mother forsake me,
Then the LORD will take care of me.

Psa 27:11

Psa 27:11Teach me Your way, O LORD,
And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.

Psa 27:12

Psa 27:12Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
For false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.

Psa 27:13

Psa 27:13I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the LORD
In the land of the living.

Psa 27:14

Psa 27:14Wait on the LORD;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the LORD!

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