1 T he 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?

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 W hen the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell.

When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

3 T hough an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident.

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

4 O ne thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I 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 inquire in His temple.

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; 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 enquire in his temple.

5 F or 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 set me high upon a rock.

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

6 A nd now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

7 H ear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

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

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

9 D o 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.

Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

10 W hen my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me.

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

11 T each me Your way, O Lord, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.

Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

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

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

14 W ait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.