Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 27:1-6

1The LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068is my lightאוֹרִ֣י'o.RiH216and my salvationוְ֭יִשְׁעִיVe.yish.'iH3468—whomמִמִּ֣יmi.MiH4310shall I fearאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372?The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is the strongholdמָֽעוֹז־ma.'oz-H4581of my lifeחַ֝יַּ֗יchai.YaiH2416—whomמִמִּ֥יmi.MiH4310shall I dreadאֶפְחָֽד׃'ef.ChadH6342?

2When the wickedמְרֵעִים֮me.re.'ImH7489cameבִּקְרֹ֤בbik.RoH7126upon meעָלַ֨י׀'a.LaiH5921to devourלֶאֱכֹ֪לle.'e.KholH398אֶת־'et-H853my fleshבְּשָׂ֫רִ֥יbe.Sa.RiH1320,my enemiesצָרַ֣יtza.RaiH6862and foesוְאֹיְבַ֣יve.'o.ye.VaiH341הֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992stumbledכָשְׁל֣וּkha.she.LuH3782and fellוְנָפָֽלוּ׃ve.na.Fa.luH5307.

3Thoughאִם־'im-H518an armyמַחֲנֶה֮ma.cha.NehH4264encampsתַּחֲנֶ֬הta.cha.NehH2583around meעָלַ֨י׀'a.LaiH5921,my heartלִ֫בִּ֥יli.BiH3820will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808fearיִירָ֪אyi.Ra'H3372;thoughאִם־'im-H518a warמִלְחָמָ֑ה בְּ֝זֹ֗אתmil.cha.Mah be.ZotH4421 H2063breaks outתָּק֣וּםta.KumH6965against meעָ֭לַי'A.laiH5921,Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589will keep my trustבוֹטֵֽחַ׃vo.Te.achH982.

4One thingאַחַ֤ת׀'a.ChatH259I have askedשָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵֽאֵת־sha.'Al.ti me.'et-H7592 H854of the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068אוֹתָ֪הּ'o.TahH853;this is what I desireאֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ'a.Va.KeshH1245:to dwellשִׁבְתִּ֣יshiv.TiH3427in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of my lifeחַיַּ֑יchai.YaiH2416,to gazeלַחֲז֥וֹתla.cha.ZotH2372on the beautyבְּנֹֽעַם־be.no.'am-H5278of the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and seek Himוּלְבַקֵּ֥רu.le.va.KerH1239in His templeבְּהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃be.hei.kha.LoH1964.

5Forכִּ֤יkiH3588in the dayבְּי֪וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleרָ֫עָ֥הra.'AhH7451He will hide meיִצְפְּנֵ֨נִי׀yitz.pe.Ne.niH6845in His shelterבְּסֻכֹּה֮be.su.KohH5520;He will conceal meיַ֭סְתִּרֵנִיYas.ti.re.niH5641under the coverבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of His tentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168;He will set me highיְרוֹמְמֵֽנִי׃ye.ro.Me.niH7311upon a rockבְּ֝צ֗וּרbe.TzurH6697.

6Thenוְעַתָּ֨הve.'a.TahH6258my headרֹאשִׁ֡יro.ShiH7218will be held highיָר֪וּםya.RumH7311aboveעַ֤ל'alH5921my enemiesאֹֽיְבַ֬י'o.ye.VaiH341around meסְֽבִיבוֹתַ֗יse.vi.vo.TaiH5439.At His tabernacleבְ֭אָהֳלוֹve.'o.ho.loH168I will offerוְאֶזְבְּחָ֣הve.'ez.be.ChahH2076sacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077with shouts of joyתְרוּעָ֑הte.ru.'AhH8643;I will singאָשִׁ֥ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891and make musicוַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗הva.'a.za.me.RahH2167to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

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