Psalms 27:1-30:12 Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; of whom shall I be afraid? the Lord is the fortress of my life; of whom shall I have dread?

Leeser⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; of whom shall I be afraid? the Lord is the fortress of my life; of whom shall I have dread? ² When evil-doers come near against me to eat up my flesh, my assailants and my enemies at me: then do they stumble and fall. ³ If an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: if war should arise against me, even then will I have trust. ⁴ One thing have I asked of the Lord, that I will seek for: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the loveliness of the Lord, and to be every morning early in his temple. ⁵ For he will hide me in his pavilion on the day of evil; he will conceal me in the secret of his tabernacle; upon a rock will he place me high. ⁶ And now will my head be lifted up above my enemies all round about me; and I will sacrifice in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy: I will sing, and I will triumphantly play unto the Lord. ⁷ Hear, O Lord, my voice, when I call, and be gracious unto me, and answer me. ⁸ Of thee, said my heart, “Seek ye my presence”: thy presence, Lord, will I seek. ⁹ Hide then not thy face from me; reject not in anger thy servant, thou who hast been my help: cast me not off, nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. ¹⁰ For my father and my mother have forsaken me; but the Lord will take me up. ¹¹ Point me out thy way, O Lord! and guide me on a level path, because of those that regard me enviously. ¹² Give me not up to the revengeful desire of my assailants; for there are risen up against me false witnesses, and such as utter violence. ¹³ Unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of life— ¹⁴ Wait on the Lord; be strong, and let thy heart be of good courage; and only wait on the Lord. ²⁸ ¹ Of David. Unto thee, O Lord, will I call; O my rock, turn not unheeding from me: lest thou turn away silent from me, and I become like those that go down into the pit. ² Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward the most holy place of thy sanctuary. ³ Snatch me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of injustice, who speak peace with their neighbors, with mischief in their heart. ⁴ Give unto them according to their doing, and according to the evil of their deeds; according to the work of their hands do thou give unto them: bestow their just recompense on them. ⁵ Because they have no regard for the doings of the Lord, nor the works of his hands: may he pull them down, and not build them up. ⁶ Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. ⁷ The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him hath my heart trusted, and I am helped, and my heart exulteth; and with my song will I thank him. ⁸ The Lord is strength unto them, and he is the fortress of victory of his anointed. ⁹ Help thy people, and bless thy heritage: and feed them, and exalt them unto all eternity. ²⁹ ¹ A psalm of David. Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye sons of the mighty, ascribe unto the Lord glory and strength. ² Ascribe unto the Lord the glory of his name; bow down to the Lord in the beauty of holiness. ³ The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory thundereth, the Lord—upon mighty waters. ⁴ The voice of the Lord resoundeth with power; the voice of the Lord resoundeth with majesty. ⁵ The voice of the Lord breaketh in pieces the cedars; yea, the Lord shivereth the cedars of Lebanon; ⁶ And he maketh them skip like a calf; Lebanon and Siryon like young reems. ⁷ The voice of the Lord heweth out flames of fire. ⁸ The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. ⁹ The voice of the Lord causeth the hinds to start, and maketh bare forests: and in his temple every thing speaketh of his glory. ¹⁰ The Lord sat enthroned at the flood: and the Lord will sit as King for ever. ¹¹ The Lord will give strength unto his people: the Lord will bless his people with peace. ³⁰ ¹ A psalm, a song at the dedication of the temple, of David. ^(30:2) I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not suffered my enemies to rejoice over me. ² ^(30:3) O Lord my God, I cried loudly unto thee, and thou hast healed me. ³ ^(30:4) O Lord, thou hast brought up from the nether world my soul: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. ⁴ ^(30:5) Sing unto the Lord, O ye his pious ones, and give thanks to the memorial of his holiness. ⁵ ^(30:6) For his anger is momentary, but life is in his favor: in the evening cometh weeping to stay for a night, but in the morning, there is joyful song. ⁶ ^(30:7) And I had said indeed in my prosperity, I shall never be moved. ⁷ ^(30:8) Lord, by thy favor hadst thou caused my mountain to stand in strength: thou didst hide thy face, and I was terrified. ⁸ ^(30:9) Unto thee, O Lord, will I call; and unto the Lord will I make supplication. ⁹ ^(30:10) What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the grave? Shall the dust thank thee? shall it announce thy truth? ¹⁰ ^(30:11) Hear, O Lord, and be gracious unto me: Lord, be thou a helper unto me. ¹¹ ^(30:12) Thou hast changed my mourning into dancing for me; thou hast loosened my sack-cloth, and girded me with joy. ¹² ^(30:13) To the end that my glorious soul may sing praise to thee, and never be silent. O Lord my God, for ever will I give thanks unto thee.