1 T he Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread?

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

2 W hen evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.

When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

3 T hough a host encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, In spite of this I shall be confident.

Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

4 O ne thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord And to meditate in His temple.

One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.

5 F or in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.

For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the covert of his tabernacle he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.

6 A nd now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.

7 H ear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice, And be gracious to me and answer me.

Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.

8 W hen You said, “ Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.”

When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.”

9 D o not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation!

Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.

10 F or my father and my mother have forsaken me, But the Lord will take me up.

When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up.

11 T each me Your way, O Lord, And lead me in a level path Because of my foes.

Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.

12 D o not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence.

Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty.

13 I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.

I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.

14 W ait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.

Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.