⁰Of David.

¹Yahweh is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the stronghold of my life; whom shall I dread?

²When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh, my opponents and my enemies, they themselves stumbled and fell.

³Though a camp encamp against me, my heart will not fear; though war rise against me, in this I am trusting.

⁴One thing I have asked from Yahweh, it I will seek: to dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to look on the favor of Yahweh and to inquire in his temple.

⁵For he will hide me in his lair in the day of evil; he will conceal me in the hiding place of his tent; on a rock he will set me high.

⁶And now my head will be high above my enemies around me, and in his tent I will sacrifice sacrifices of shouting; I will sing and make music to Yahweh.

⁷Hear, Yahweh, my sound as I call out; show me favor and answer me.

⁸To you my heart said, "Search my face." Your face, Yahweh, I will search.

⁹Do not hide your face from me; do not turn away your servant in anger. You have been my help; do not leave me, and do not forsake me, God of my salvation.

¹⁰For my father and my mother have left me, but Yahweh will gather me in.

¹¹Teach me, Yahweh, your way, and lead me on a path of level ground, because of my enemies.

¹²Do not give me over to the being of my opponents, for witnesses of falsehood have risen against me, and one who breathes out violence.

¹³Unless I had believed that I would see the good of Yahweh in the land of the living—

¹⁴Wait for Yahweh; be strong, and let your heart be bold; and wait for Yahweh.