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1 By David. Jehovah [is] my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah [is] the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?
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1 The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?
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2 When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.
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2 When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
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3 Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I [am] confident.
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3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.
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4 One [thing] I asked of Jehovah -- it I seek. My dwelling in the house of Jehovah, All the days of my life, To look on the pleasantness of Jehovah, And to inquire in His temple.
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4 One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
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5 For He hideth me in a tabernacle in the day of evil, He hideth me in a secret place of His tent, On a rock he raiseth me up.
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5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.
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6 And now, lifted up is my head, Above my enemies -- my surrounders, And I sacrifice in His tent sacrifices of shouting, I sing, yea, I sing praise to Jehovah.
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6 Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
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7 Hear, O Jehovah, my voice -- I call, And favour me, and answer me.
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7 Hear my voice when I call, O LORD; be merciful to me and answer me.
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8 To Thee said my heart `They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.'
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8 My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek.
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9 Hide not Thy face from me, Turn not aside in anger Thy servant, My help Thou hast been. Leave me not, nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.
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9 Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, O God my Savior.
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10 When my father and my mother Have forsaken me, then doth Jehovah gather me.
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10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
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11 Shew me, O Jehovah, Thy way, And lead me in a path of uprightness, For the sake of my beholders.
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11 Teach me your way, O LORD; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.
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12 Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.
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12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
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13 I had not believed to look on the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living!
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13 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
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14 Look unto Jehovah -- be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!
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14 Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
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| Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain. (Young's Literal Translation - The Bible Online) |
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