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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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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?
2 When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.
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When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.
3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.
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Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I [am] confident.
4 One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
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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.
5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.
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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.
6 Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
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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.
7 Hear my voice when I call, LORD; be merciful to me and answer me.
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Hear, O Jehovah, my voice -- I call, And favour me, and answer me.
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, LORD, I will seek.
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To Thee said my heart `They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.'
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, God my Savior.
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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.
10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
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When my father and my mother Have forsaken me, then doth Jehovah gather me.
11 Teach me your way, LORD; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.
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Shew me, O Jehovah, Thy way, And lead me in a path of uprightness, For the sake of my beholders.
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations.
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Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.
13 I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
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I had not believed to look on the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living!
14 Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
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Look unto Jehovah -- be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!
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