New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 27

A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.

A Psalm of David.

1The Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068is mylightאוֹרִ֣י'o.RiH216and mysalvationוְ֭יִשְׁעִיVe.yish.'iH3468;Whomמִמִּ֣יmi.MiH4310shall I fearאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372?The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is thedefenseמָֽעוֹז־ma.'oz-H4581of my lifeH2425;Whomמִמִּ֥יmi.MiH4310shall I dreadאֶפְחָֽד׃'ef.ChadH6342?

2When evildoersמְרֵעִים֮me.re.'ImH7489cameבִּקְרֹ֤בbik.RoH7126upon me todevourלֶאֱכֹ֪לle.'e.KholH398my fleshבְּשָׂ֫רִ֥יbe.Sa.RiH1320,My adversariesצָרַ֣יtza.RaiH6862and my enemiesH340, theystumbledכָשְׁל֣וּkha.she.LuH3782and fellוְנָפָֽלוּ׃ve.na.Fa.luH5307.

3Thoughאִם־'im-H518ahostמַחֲנֶה֮ma.cha.NehH4264encampתַּחֲנֶ֬הta.cha.NehH2583againstעָלַ֨י׀'a.LaiH5921me,My heartלִ֫בִּ֥יli.BiH3820will not fearיִירָ֪אyi.Ra'H3372;Thoughאִם־'im-H518warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421ariseתָּק֣וּםta.KumH6965againstעָ֭לַי'A.laiH5921me, In spite ofthisH2088I shall beconfidentבוֹטֵֽחַ׃vo.Te.achH982.

4Oneאַחַ֤ת׀'a.ChatH259thingH259I have askedשָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592from the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,that I shall seekאֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ'a.Va.KeshH1245: That I maydwellשִׁבְתִּ֣יshiv.TiH3427in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of my lifeH2425,To beholdלַחֲז֥וֹתla.cha.ZotH2372thebeautyבְּנֹֽעַם־be.no.'am-H5278of the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068And tomeditateוּלְבַקֵּ֥רu.le.va.KerH1239in His templeבְּהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃be.hei.kha.LoH1964.

5For in thedayבְּי֪וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleH7463He willconcealיִצְפְּנֵ֨נִי׀yitz.pe.Ne.niH6845me in Histabernacleבְּסֻכֹּה֮be.su.KohH5520;In the secretH5643placeבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of His tentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168He willhideיַ֭סְתִּרֵנִיYas.ti.re.niH5641me; He willliftיְרוֹמְמֵֽנִי׃ye.ro.Me.niH7311me up on a rockבְּ֝צ֗וּרbe.TzurH6697.

6And nowוְעַתָּ֨הve.'a.TahH6258my headרֹאשִׁ֡יro.ShiH7218will be liftedיָר֪וּםya.RumH7311up aboveעַ֤ל'alH5921my enemiesH340aroundסְֽבִיבוֹתַ֗יse.vi.vo.TaiH5439me,And I will offerוְאֶזְבְּחָ֣הve.'ez.be.ChahH2076in His tentבְ֭אָהֳלוֹve.'o.ho.loH168sacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077with shoutsתְרוּעָ֑הte.ru.'AhH8643of joyH8643; I willsingאָשִׁ֥ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891,yes, I will singוַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗הva.'a.za.me.RahH2167praisesH2167to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

7Hearשְׁמַע־she.ma'-H8085, O Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,when I cryאֶקְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'H7121with my voiceקוֹלִ֥יko.LiH6963,And be graciousוְחָנֵּ֥נִיve.cho.Ne.niH2603to me andanswerוַעֲנֵֽנִי׃va.'a.Ne.niH6030me.

8When You said, “Seekבַּקְּשׁ֣וּba.ke.ShuH1245My faceפָנָ֑יfa.NaiH6440,”my heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to You, “Your faceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,I shall seekאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245.”

9Do not hideתַּסְתֵּ֬רtas.TerH5641Your faceפָּנֶ֨יךָ׀pa.Nei.khaH6440from me,Do not turnתַּט־tat-H5186Your servantעַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ'av.De.khaH5650awayH5186inangerבְּאַ֗ףbe.'AfH639;You have beenהָיִ֑יתָha.Yi.taH1961my helpעֶזְרָתִ֥י'ez.ra.TiH5833;Do not abandonתִּטְּשֵׁ֥נִיti.te.She.niH5203me norH408forsakeתַּֽ֝עַזְבֵ֗נִיta.'az.Ve.niH5800me,O Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468!

10For my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1andmy motherוְאִמִּ֣יve.'i.MiH517have forsakenעֲזָב֑וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, Butthe Lordוַֽיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068will takeיַֽאַסְפֵֽנִי׃Ya.'as.Fe.niH622me up.

11Teachה֤וֹרֵ֥נִיho.Re.niH3384me Your wayדַּ֫רְכֶּ֥ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870, O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,And leadוּ֭נְחֵנִיU.ne.che.niH5148me in alevelמִישׁ֑וֹרmi.ShorH4334pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734Becauseלְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616ofmy foesH7796.

12Do not deliverתִּ֭תְּנֵנִיTi.te.ne.niH5414me over to thedesireבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of my adversariesצָרָ֑יtza.RaiH6862, Forfalseשֶׁ֝֗קֶרShe.kerH8267witnessesעֵֽדֵי־'e.dei-H5707have risenקָֽמוּ־ka.mu-H6965against me, And such asbreatheוִיפֵ֥חַvi.Fe.achH3307out violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

13I would have despairedunlessלׅׄוּלֵׅׄ֗אׅׄlu.Le'H3884I had believedהֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּיHe.'e.man.tiH539that I would seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200thegoodnessבְּֽטוּב־be.tuv-H2898of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068In thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.

14Waitקַוֵּ֗הka.VehH6960for the Lordיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068; Bestrongחֲ֭זַקCha.zakH2388and let your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820takeH553courageH553;Yes, waitוְ֝קַוֵּ֗הve.ka.VehH6960for the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.

A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 27