27: 1 A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God. A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the ¹⁴⁴strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
¹⁴⁴Or, stronghold of my life;

27: 2 When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
27: 3 Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me, ¹⁴⁵Even then will I be confident.
¹⁴⁵Or, In this will I be confident.

27: 4 One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold ¹⁴⁶the beauty of Jehovah, And to ¹⁴⁷inquire in his temple.
¹⁴⁶Or, the pleasantness of Jehovah,
¹⁴⁷Or, consider his temple.

27: 5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tent will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.
27: 6 And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; And I will offer in his tent sacrifices of ¹⁴⁸joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises unto Jehovah.
¹⁴⁸Or, shouting; or, trumpet-sound;

27: 7 Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
27: 8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
27: 9 Hide not thy face from me; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
27: 10 ¹⁴⁹When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.
¹⁴⁹Or, For my father and my mother have forsaken me, But Jehovah will take me up.

27: 11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of ¹⁵⁰mine enemies.
¹⁵⁰Or, them that lie in wait for me.

27: 12 Deliver me not over unto the soul of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty.
27: 13 ¹⁵¹I have believed that I shall see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living.
¹⁵¹So some Massoretic mss., Sept., Aram., Vg. Sopherim add extraordinary points (implying doubtful) on a word to read, I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah

27: 14 Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yes, wait thou for Jehovah.