^{1 Ref} 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 Ref} When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

^{3 Ref} Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I `am' confident.

^{4 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} Hear, O Jehovah, my voice -- I call, And favour me, and answer me.

^{8 Ref} To Thee said my heart `They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.'

^{9 Ref} 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 Ref} When my father and my mother Have forsaken me, then doth Jehovah gather me.

^{11 Ref} Shew me, O Jehovah, Thy way, And lead me in a path of uprightness, For the sake of my beholders.

^{12 Ref} Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.

^{13 Ref} I had not believed to look on the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living!

^{14 Ref} Look unto Jehovah -- be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!

^{1 Ref} Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?

^{2 Ref} When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, `Even' mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

^{3 Ref} Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me, Even then will I be confident.

^{4 Ref} One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.

^{5 Ref} For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.

^{6 Ref} And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me. And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah.

^{7 Ref} Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

^{8 Ref} `When thou saidst', Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.

^{9 Ref} Hide not thy face from me; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

^{10 Ref} When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.

^{11 Ref} Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies.

^{12 Ref} Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty.

^{13 Ref} `I had fainted', unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living.

^{14 Ref} Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah. Psalm 28 `A Psalm' of David.