“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?

 

Though an army may encamp against me,

My heart shall not fear;

Though war may rise against me,

In this I will be confident.

 

One thing I have 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 inquire in His temple.

For 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.

 

And 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.

 

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!

Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

When you said, ‘Seek My face,’

My heart said to You, ‘Your face, Lord, I will seek.’

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.

 

I would have lost heart, unless I had believed

That I would see the goodness of the Lord

In the land of the living.

 

Wait on the Lord;

Be of good courage,

And He shall strengthen your heart;

Wait, I say, on the Lord!”

(verses 1,3-9, 13-14)

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