Psalms 27:1-30:12 A Psalm of David before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my saviour. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defender of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ A Psalm of David before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my saviour. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defender of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? ² When evil doers approached me, to devour my flesh; they, who afflicted me, even mine enemies fainted and fell. ³ Though a host be drawn up against me, my heart will not be dismayed; though war rise up against me, still I exercise hope. ⁴ One favour I have asked of the Lord; and this I will earnestly seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord, all the days of my life; that I may contemplate the delight of the Lord; and visit his temple. ⁵ Because in his pavilion he hid me, in the day of my calamities; in the secret of his tabernacle he covered me; he set me upon a rock; ⁶ and now, behold! He hath raised up my head against mine enemies: I have gone round and offered at his tent a sacrifice of thanksgiving: with musick vocal and instrumental I will praise the Lord. ⁷ Hear, Lord, my voice when I cry; have mercy on me and hearken to me. ⁸ To thee my heart said, I have sought thy lace; thy face, O Lord, I will seek. ⁹ Turn not away thy face from me; withdraw not in anger from thy servant. Be thou my helper: leave me not, nor forsake me, O God, my saviour. ¹⁰ Since my father and my mother have left me; and the Lord hath taken me to himself: ¹¹ instruct me in thy way and lead me in the right path, because of mine enemies. ¹² Deliver me not up to the will of them who are afflicting me. Because false witnesses have risen up against me and injustice hath belied itself; ¹³ I am confident of seeing the goodness of the Lord, in the land of the living. ¹⁴ Wait for the Lord and be of good courage; let thy heart be strengthened and wait for the Lord. ²⁸ ¹ A Psalm of David. To thee, Lord, I have cried: O my God, pass me not by in silence. Shouldst thou pass me by in silence: I shall be like them who go down to the pit. ² Hear the sound of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple. ³ Draw not my soul in with sinners; nor destroy me with the workers of iniquity; with them who speak peace to their neighbours and harbour mischief in their hearts. ⁴ Give them according to their deeds; and according to the wickedness of their devices. According to the works of their hands give them; retribute to them their deserts. ⁵ Because they did not regard the works of the Lord; nor the operations of his hands: thou wilt utterly destroy them and not build them up again. ⁶ Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my prayer. ⁷ The Lord is my helper and my protector: on him my heart relied, and I am helped. My flesh also is revived, that with cheerfulness I may praise him. ⁸ The Lord is the strength of his people; and the safeguard of his anointed. ⁹ Save thy people and bless thine inheritance; feed them also and lift them up forever. ²⁹ ¹ A Psalm of David, at the exode of the tabernacle. Offer to the Lord, ye children of God; offer to the Lord the offspring of rams. Offer to the Lord glory and honour: ² Offer to the Lord, glory to his name. worship the Lord in his holy court. ³ The voice of the Lord on the waters! The God of the glory thundered! The Lord is over many waters. ⁴ The voice of the Lord is with power: the voice of the Lord is with majesty. ⁵ The voice of the Lord rending the cedars! The Lord will rend the cedars of Lebanon, and shatter them to pieces: ⁶ as a young unicorn would a calf; so will the beloved [shatter] Lebanon itself. ⁷ The voice of the Lord bursting through a flame of fire! The voice of the Lord shaking the wilderness. ⁸ The Lord will shake the wilderness of Kades. ⁹ The voice of the Lord collecting the hinds; when he shall lay the forests bare. When in his temple every one uttereth praise; ¹⁰ the Lord will cause that which was deluged to be inhabited: and the Lord will sit enthroned king forever. ¹¹ The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace. ³⁰ ¹ For the conclusion. The Psalm of an Ode at the dedication of David's house. I Will extol thee, Lord, because thou hast upheld me, and hast not suffered mine enemies to rejoice over me. ² O Lord my God, to thee I cried and thou didst heal me. ³ Thou, Lord, hast brought my soul up out of Hades; and saved me from among them who go down to the pit. ⁴ Sing to the Lord, ye his saints; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. ⁵ Because at his wrath there is vexation; but in his favour, life; in the evening weeping may pitch its tent; and in the morning, joy. ⁶ As for me, I, in my prosperity, said, I can never be moved: ⁷ [To my comeliness, thou, Lord, in thy good pleasure hadst added strength] but thou didst turn away thy face, and I was involved in trouble. ⁸ To thee, Lord, I cried and to my God made supplication; ⁹ what profit is there in my blood; by my going down to corruption? Can dust celebrate thy praise; or can it proclaim thy truth? ¹⁰ The Lord heard and compassionated me: the Lord became my helper. ¹¹ Thou didst turn my mourning into joy; thou didst rend in pieces my sackcloth and gird me with gladness, ¹² that my glory might sound thy praise; and that I might not be absorpt in grief. Lord, my God, to thee I will give thanks for evermore.