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href="../psalms/26.htm" title="Psalm 26">◄</a> Psalm 27 <a href="../psalms/28.htm" title="Psalm 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"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/psalms/27.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="d">A psalm of David.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The LORD is my light and my salvation—</p><p class="line2">so why should I be afraid?</p><p class="line1">The LORD is my fortress, protecting me from danger,</p><p class="line2">so why should I tremble?</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>When evil people come to devour me,</p><p class="line2">when my enemies and foes attack me,</p><p class="line2">they will stumble and fall.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Though a mighty army surrounds me,</p><p class="line2">my heart will not be afraid.</p><p class="line1">Even if I am attacked,</p><p class="line2">I will remain confident.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The one thing I ask of the LORD—</p><p class="line2">the thing I seek most—</p><p class="line1">is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,</p><p class="line2">delighting in the LORD’s perfections</p><p class="line2">and meditating in his Temple.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For he will conceal me there when troubles come;</p><p class="line2">he will hide me in his sanctuary.</p><p class="line2">He will place me out of reach on a high rock.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then I will hold my head high</p><p class="line2">above my enemies who surround me.</p><p class="line1">At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy,</p><p class="line2">singing and praising the LORD with music.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Hear me as I pray, O LORD.</p><p class="line2">Be merciful and answer me!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.”</p><p class="line2">And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming.”</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Do not turn your back on me.</p><p class="line2">Do not reject your servant in anger.</p><p class="line2">You have always been my helper.</p><p class="line1">Don’t leave me now; don’t abandon me,</p><p class="line2">O God of my salvation!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Even if my father and mother abandon me,</p><p class="line2">the LORD will hold me close.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Teach me how to live, O LORD.</p><p class="line2">Lead me along the right path,</p><p class="line2">for my enemies are waiting for me.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Do not let me fall into their hands.</p><p class="line2">For they accuse me of things I’ve never done;</p><p class="line2">with every breath they threaten me with violence.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Yet I am confident I will see the LORD’s goodness</p><p class="line2">while I am here in the land of the living.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/27-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Wait patiently for the LORD.</p><p class="line2">Be brave and courageous.</p><p class="line2">Yes, wait patiently for the LORD.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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