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27:1  The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
27:2  When evildoers advance against me to eat my flesh, when my foes and my enemies come against me, it is they who will stumble and fall.
27:3  If an army lines up against me, my heart will not fear. If war rises against me, even then I will keep trusting.
27:4  One thing I ask from the Lord. This is what I seek: that I live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord, and to seek him in his temple.
27:5  Yes, he will hide me in his shelter on the day of trouble. He will hide me in his tent. He will set me high on a rock.
27:6  Then my head will be lifted up above the enemies who surround me. I will offer sacrifices at his tent with a joyful shout. I will sing and make music to the Lord.
27:7  Hear me, O Lord. With my voice I call. Be merciful to me and answer me.
27:8  When you say, “Seek my face,” my heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
27:9  Do not hide your face from me. Do not turn your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Do not reject me or forsake me, O God who saves me.
27:10  If my father and my mother abandoned me, the Lord would take me in.
27:11  Lord, teach me your way, and lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.
27:12  Do not give me up to the desire of my foes, because false witnesses rise up against me, and so do those who breathe out violence.
27:13  Unless I was confident to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living—
27:14  Wait for the Lord. Be strong and take heart, and wait for the Lord!