^{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.

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

^{2 Ref} When evil-doers came at me to eat up my flesh, Even my 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 I will be confident.

^{4 Ref} One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, To see Yahweh's beauty, 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 tent he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.

^{6 Ref} Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.

^{1 Ref} <Of David.> The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?

^{2 Ref} When evil-doers, even my haters, came on me to put an end to me, they were broken and put to shame.

^{3 Ref} Even if an army came against me with its tents, my heart would have no fear: if war was made on me, my faith would not be moved.

^{4 Ref} One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.

^{5 Ref} For in the time of trouble he will keep me safe in his tent: in the secret place of his tent he will keep me from men's eyes; high on a rock he will put me.

^{6 Ref} And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me: because of this I will make offerings of joy in his tent; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.