Psalm 27

New American Standard Bible 1995

^4 (I)One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:
That I may ^(J)dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
To behold ^(K)the ^[c]beauty of the Lord
And to ^[d](L)meditate in His temple.
⁵ For in the ^(M)day of trouble He will ^(N)conceal me in His ^[e]tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will ^(O)hide me;
He will ^(P)lift me up on a rock.
⁶ And now ^(Q)my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer in His tent ^(R)sacrifices ^[f]with shouts of joy;
I will ^(S)sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

^7 (T)Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice,
And be gracious to me and ^(U)answer me.
⁸ When You said, “^(V)Seek My face,” my heart said to You,
“Your face, O Lord, ^(W)I shall seek.”
^9 (X)Do not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in ^(Y)anger;
You have been ^(Z)my help;
^(AA)Do not abandon me nor ^(AB)forsake me,
O God of my salvation!
^10 [g]For my father and ^(AC)my mother have forsaken me,
But ^(AD)the Lord will take me up.

^11 (AE)Teach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me in a ^(AF)level path
Because of ^[h]my foes.
¹² Do not deliver me over to the ^[i](AG)desire of my adversaries,
For ^(AH)false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as ^(AI)breathe out violence.
^13 [j]I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the ^(AJ)goodness of the Lord
In the ^(AK)land of the living.
^14 (AL)Wait for the Lord;
Be ^(AM)strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the Lord.