The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation
Of David.
1 The Lord is my Isa. 60:20;Mic. 7:8;[Ps. 84:11] light and my Ps. 118:14;Ex. 15:2;Isa. 12:2;62:11salvation;
See Ps. 23:4whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold27:1 Or refuge of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evildoers assail me
to Ps. 14:4eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
it is they who stumble and fall.
3 Ps. 3:6Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet27:3 Or in this I will be confident.
4 [Ps. 26:8;84:1,2] One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may Ps. 23:6;65:4;[Luke 2:37] dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon Ps. 90:17the beauty of the Lord
and to inquire27:4 Or meditate in his temple.
5 For he will Ps. 31:20;[Ps. 91:1;Job 5:21;Isa. 4:6] hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will Ps. 40:2lift me high upon a rock.
6 And now my Ps. 3:3head shall be lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of [Num. 10:10] joy;
Eph. 5:19;Col. 3:16I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
7 Ps. 30:10Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me!
8 You have said, Ps. 24:6;105:4"Seek27:8 The command (seek) is addressed to more than one person my face."
My heart says to you,
"Your face, Lord, do I seek."27:8 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
9 Ps. 69:17;102:2;143:7Hide not your face from me.
Turn not your servant away in anger,
O you who have been my help.
Cast me not off; forsake me not,
See Ps. 24:5O God of my salvation!
10 For [Isa. 49:15;63:16] my father and my mother have forsaken me,
but the Lord will [Isa. 40:11]take me in.
11 See Ps. 25:4Teach me your way, O Lord,
and lead me on [Ps. 5:8]a level path
because of my enemies.
12 Ps. 41:2Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for Ps. 35:11;[1 Kgs. 21:13;Matt. 26:59,60;Mark 14:55,56] false witnesses have risen against me,
and they Acts 9:1breathe out violence.
13 I believe that I shall look27:13 Other Hebrew manuscripts Oh! Had I not believed that I would look upon Ex. 33:19the goodness of the Lord
in Ps. 52:5;116:9;142:5;Job 28:13the land of the living!
14 Ps. 37:34;62:5;Prov. 20:22Wait for the Lord;
Ps. 31:24;Deut. 31:7;Josh. 1:6,9,18be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!