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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 GNT</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">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">A Prayer of Praise<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.27.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.1" class="v19_27_1">1</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> is my light and my salvation;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_1">I will fear no one.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_1">The <span class="nd">Lord</span> protects me from all danger;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_1">I will never be afraid.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.2" class="v19_27_2">2</span>When evil people attack me and try to kill me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_2">they stumble and fall.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.3" class="v19_27_3">3</span>Even if a whole army surrounds me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_3">I will not be afraid;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_3">even if enemies attack me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_3">I will still trust God.<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.27.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </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 have asked the <span class="nd">Lord</span> for one thing;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_4">one thing only do I want:</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_4">to live in the <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s house all my life,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_4">to marvel there at his goodness,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_4">and to ask for his guidance.</span></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 he will shelter me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_5">he will keep me safe in his Temple</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_5">and make me secure on a high rock.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.6" class="v19_27_6">6</span>So I will triumph over my enemies around me.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_6">With shouts of joy I will offer sacrifices in his Temple;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_6">I will sing, I will praise the <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</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>Hear me, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, when I call to you!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_7">Be merciful and answer me!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.8" class="v19_27_8">8</span>When you said, “Come worship me,”</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_8">I answered, “I will come, <span class="nd">Lord</span>.”</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.9" class="v19_27_9">9</span>Don't hide yourself from me!</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_9">Don't be angry with me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_9">don't turn your servant away.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_9">You have been my help;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_9">don't leave me, don't abandon me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_9">O God, my savior.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.10" class="v19_27_10">10</span>My father and mother may abandon me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_10">but the <span class="nd">Lord</span> 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, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, what you want me to do,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_11">and lead me along a safe path,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_11">because I have many 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 abandon me to my enemies,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_12">who attack me with lies and threats.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.13" class="v19_27_13">13</span>I know that I will live to see</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_13">the <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s goodness in this present life.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.27.14" class="v19_27_14">14</span>Trust in the <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_27_14">Have faith, do not despair.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_27_14">Trust in 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">HEBREW TITLE: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">By David.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">27.3: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">still trust God; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">not lose courage.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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