[1] Yahweh is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strong defense of my life; Whom shall I dread? [2] When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell. [3] Though a host encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, In this I trust. [4] One thing I have asked from Yahweh, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Yahweh And to inquire in His temple. [5] For in the day of calamity He will conceal me in His shelter; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock. [6] And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with loud shouts of joy; I will sing, and I will sing praises to Yahweh. [7] Hear, O Yahweh, when I call with my voice, And be gracious to me and answer me. [8] On Your behalf my heart says, “Seek My face,” “Your face, O Yahweh, I shall seek.” [9] Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your slave away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me and do not forsake me, O God of my salvation! [10] For my father and my mother have forsaken me, But Yahweh will take me up. [11] Instruct me in Your way, O Yahweh, And lead me in a level path Because of my foes. [12] Do not give me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence. [13] I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of Yahweh In the land of the living. [14] Hope in Yahweh; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Hope in Yahweh.
