An Exuberant Declaration of Faith A Psalm of David. 27
An Exuberant Declaration of Faithhttps://youtu.be/a0mWQecj4pU?si=veuU2yb1gTkIdbc9 A Psalm of David. 27 The Lord is my light and my salvation;Whom shall I fear?The Lord is the strength of my life;Of whom shall I be afraid?2 When the wicked came against meTo eat[a] up my flesh,My enemies and foes,They stumbled and fell.3 Though an army may encamp against me,My heart shall not fear;Though war may rise against me,In this I will be confident. 4 One thing I have desired of the Lord,That will I seek:That I may dwell in the house of the LordAll the days of my life,To behold the [b]beauty of the Lord,And to inquire in His temple.5 For in the time of troubleHe shall hide me in His pavilion;In the secret place of His tabernacleHe shall hide me;He shall set me high upon a rock. 6 And now my head shall be [c]lifted up above my enemies all around me;Therefore I will offer sacrifices of [d]joy in His tabernacle;I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord. 7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.8 When You said, “Seek My face,”My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”9 Do not hide Your face from me;Do not turn Your servant away in anger;You have been my help;Do not leave me nor forsake me,O God of my salvation.10 When my father and my mother forsake me,Then the Lord will take care of me. 11 Teach me Your way, O Lord,And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;For false witnesses have risen against me,And such as breathe out violence.13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believedThat I would see the goodness of the LordIn the land of the living.