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, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; 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 enquire in his temple.

5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

1 'n Psalm van Dawid. Die HERE is my lig en my heil: vir wie sou ek vrees? Die HERE is die toevlug van my lewe: vir wie sou ek vervaard wees?

2 As kwaaddoeners teen my nader kom om my vlees te eet -- my teëstanders en my vyande, ja, myne -- struikel hulle self en val.

3 Al word 'n laer teen my opgeslaan, my hart sal nie vrees nie; al staan 'n oorlog teen my op, nogtans vertrou ek.

4 Een ding het ek van die HERE begeer, dit sal ek soek: dat ek al die dae van my lewe mag woon in die huis van die HERE, om die lieflikheid van die HERE te aanskou en te ondersoek in sy tempel.

5 Want Hy steek my weg in sy hut in die dag van onheil; Hy verberg my in die skuilplek van sy tent; Hy verhef my op 'n rots.

6 En nou sal my hoof hoog wees bo my vyande rondom my, en ek wil in sy tent offerandes offer saam met trompetgeklank; ek wil sing, ja, psalmsing tot eer van die HERE.

7 Hoor, o HERE, ek roep luid; en wees my genadig en antwoord my.

8 Van U sê my hart: Soek my aangesig! Ek soek u aangesig, o HERE!

9 Verberg u aangesig nie vir my nie, wys u kneg nie af in toorn nie: U was my hulp! Verstoot en verlaat my nie, o God van my heil!

10 Want my vader en my moeder het my verlaat, maar die HERE sal my aanneem.

11 HERE, leer my u weg en lei my op 'n gelyk pad, vanweë my vyande.

12 Gee my nie oor aan die begeerte van my teëstanders nie, want valse getuies het teen my opgestaan, en hy wat geweld uitblaas.

13 o, As ek nie geglo het dat ek die goedheid van die HERE sal sien in die land van die lewendes nie....

14 Wag op die Here! Wees sterk en laat jou hart sterk wees! Ja, wag op die HERE!