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Psalm 27
New King James Version

### An Exuberant Declaration of Faith

#### A Psalm of David.

27 The Lord is my (A)light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The (B)Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked came against me
To (C)eat[a] up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
3 (D)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 (E)One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may (F)dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the [b]beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.
5 For (G)in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall (H)set me high upon a rock.

6 And now (I)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 (J)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 (K)When my father and my mother forsake me,
Then the Lord will take care of me.

11 (L)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 (M)false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.
13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
(N)In the land of the living.

14 (O)Wait[e] on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 27:2 devour
2. Psalm 27:4 delightfulness
3. Psalm 27:6 Lifted up in honor
4. Psalm 27:6 joyous shouts
5. Psalm 27:14 Wait in faith

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 27:1 : Ps. 18:28; 84:11; [Is. 60:19, 20; Mic. 7:8]
2. Psalm 27:1 : Ex. 15:2; Ps. 62:7; 118:14; Is. 12:2; 33:2
3. Psalm 27:2 : Ps. 14:4
4. Psalm 27:3 : Ps. 3:6
5. Psalm 27:4 : Ps. 26:8; 65:4
6. Psalm 27:4 : Luke 2:37
7. Psalm 27:5 : Ps. 31:20; 91:1
8. Psalm 27:5 : Ps. 40:2
9. Psalm 27:6 : Ps. 3:3
10. Psalm 27:9 : Ps. 69:17; 143:7
11. Psalm 27:10 : Is. 49:15
12. Psalm 27:11 : Ps. 25:4; 86:11; 119:33
13. Psalm 27:12 : Deut. 19:18; Ps. 35:11; Matt. 26:60; Mark 14:56; John 19:33
14. Psalm 27:13 : Job 28:13; Ps. 52:5; 116:9; 142:5; Is. 38:11; Jer. 11:19; Ezek. 26:20
15. Psalm 27:14 : Ps. 25:3; 37:34; 40:1; 62:5; 130:5; Prov. 20:22; Is. 25:9; [Hab. 2:3]

New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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