The Lord is my light and my Savior; whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the defender of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When evildoers drew nigh against me to eat up my flesh,

My persecutors and mine enemies, they fainted and fell.

3 Though an army should set itself in array against me, my heart shall not be afraid:

Though war should rise up against me, in this am I confident.

4 One thing have I asked of the Lord, this will I earnestly seek:

That I should dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,

That I should behold the fair beauty of the Lord,

And survey his temple.

5 For in the day of mine afflictions he hid me in his tabernacle:

He sheltered me in the secret of his tabernacle;

He set me up on a rock.

6 And now, behold, he has lifted up my head over mine enemies:

I went round and offered in his tabernacle the sacrifice of joy;

I will sing, even sing psalms to the Lord.

7 Hear, O Lord, my voice which I have uttered aloud:

Pity me, and hearken to me.

8 My heart said to thee, I have diligently sought thy face:

Thy face, O Lord, I will seek.

9 Turn not thy face away from me,

Turn not thou away from thy servant in anger:

Be thou my helper, forsake me not;

And, O God my Savior, overlook me not.

10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me,

But the Lord has taken me to himself.

11 Teach me, O Lord, in thy way,

And guide me in a right path, because of mine enemies.

12 Deliver me not over to the desire of them that afflict me;

For unjust witnesses have risen up against me,

And injustice has lied within herself.

13 I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

14 Wait on the Lord:

Be of good courage, and let thy heart be strengthened:

Yea, wait on the Lord.