An Exuberant Declaration of Faith
A
Psalm
of David.
1 TheLordismylight and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
# TheLordisthe strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked came against me
# Toeat up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
3 Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this Iwillbeconfident.
4 OnethingI have desired of theLord,
That will I seek:
# That I maydwell in the house of theLord
All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of theLord,
And to inquire in His temple.
5 Forin the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
# He shallset me high upon a rock.
6 And nowmy head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;
Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to theLord.
7 Hear, OLord,whenI cry with my voice!
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 WhenYousaid,“Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face,Lord, I will seek.”
9 Do not hide Your face from me;
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not leave me nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation.
10 When my father and my mother forsake me,
Then theLordwill take care of me.
11 Teach me Your way, OLord,
And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
# Forfalse witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.
13 Iwouldhavelostheart,unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of theLord
# In the land of the living.
14 Wait on theLord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on theLord!