^{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} > 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.

^{7 Ref} Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.

^{8 Ref} When you said, "Seek my face," My heart said to you, "I will seek your face, Yahweh."

^{9 Ref} Don't hide your face from me. Don't put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don't abandon me, Neither forsake me, God of my salvation.

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

^{11 Ref} Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.

^{12 Ref} Don't deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen up against me, Such as breathe out cruelty.

^{13 Ref} I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.

^{14 Ref} Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.