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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?

The Lord is my light and my Saviour; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the defender of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

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

When evil-doers drew nigh against me to eat up my flesh, my persecutors and mine enemies, they fainted and fell.

Though 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 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.

One 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

And now, behold, he has lifted up mine 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.

Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

Hear, O Lord, my voice which I have uttered aloud: pity me, and hearken to me.

When You said, "Seek My face," My heart said to You, "Your face, LORD, I will seek."

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

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 Saviour, overlook me not.

When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the LORD will take care of me.

For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord has taken me to himself.

Teach me Your way, O LORD, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.

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

Do 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 to the desire of them that afflict me; for unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and injustice has lied within herself.

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 believe that I shall 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!

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and let thy heart be strengthened: yea wait on the Lord.