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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 27 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/27.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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28">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(By David.)</h3><h3 class="s1">A Prayer of Praise</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.1" class="v19_27_1">1</span>You, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, are the light</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_1">that keeps me safe.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_1">I am not afraid of anyone.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_1">You protect me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_1">and I have no fears.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.2" class="v19_27_2">2</span>Brutal people may attack</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_2">and try to kill me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_2">but they will stumble.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_2">Fierce enemies may attack,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_2">but they will fall.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.3" class="v19_27_3">3</span>Armies may surround me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_3">but I won't be afraid;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_3">war may break out,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_3">but I will trust you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.4" class="v19_27_4">4</span>I ask only one thing, <span class="nd">Lord</span>:</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_4">Let me live in your house</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_4">every day of my life</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_4">to see how wonderful you are</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_4">and to pray in your temple.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.5" class="v19_27_5">5</span>In times of trouble, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_5">you will protect me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_5">You will hide me in your tent</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_5">and keep me safe</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_5">on top of a mighty rock.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.27.5!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.6" class="v19_27_6">6</span>You will let me defeat</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_6">all my enemies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_6">Then I will celebrate,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_6">as I enter your tent</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_6">with animal sacrifices</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_6">and songs of praise.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.7" class="v19_27_7">7</span>Please listen when I pray!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_7">Have pity. Answer my prayer.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.8" class="v19_27_8">8</span>My heart tells me to pray.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_8">I am eager to see your face,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.9" class="v19_27_9">9</span>so don't hide from me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_9">I am your servant, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_9">and you have helped me.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_9">Don't turn from me in anger.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_9">You alone keep me safe.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_9">Don't reject or desert me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.10" class="v19_27_10">10</span>Even if my father and mother</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_10">should desert me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_10">you will take care of me.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.11" class="v19_27_11">11</span>Teach me to follow, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_11">and lead me on the right path</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_11">because of my enemies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.12" class="v19_27_12">12</span>Don't let them do to me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_12">what they want.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_12">People tell lies about me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_12">and make violent threats,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.13" class="v19_27_13">13</span>but I know I will live</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_13">to see how kind you are.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.14" class="v19_27_14">14</span>Trust the <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_14">Be brave and strong</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_14">and trust the <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">27.5 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">mighty rock: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 18.2.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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