New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 27:7-14

7 1HearH8085, O LordH3068, when I cryH7121 with my voiceH6963, And be graciousH2603 to me and 2answerH6030 me.8When You said, “3SeekH1245 My faceH6440,” my heartH3820 saidH559 to You, “Your faceH6440, O LordH3068, 4I shall seekH1245.”9 5Do not hideH5641 Your faceH6440 from me, Do not turnH5186 Your servantH5650 awayH5186 in 6angerH639; You have beenH1961 7my helpH5833; 8Do not abandonH5203 me norH408 9forsakeH5800 me, O GodH430 of my salvationH3468!10 10For my fatherH1 and 11my motherH517 have forsakenH5800 me, But 12the LordH3068 will takeH622 me up.

11 13TeachH3384 me Your wayH1870, O LordH3068, And leadH5148 me in a 14levelH4334 pathH734 BecauseH4616 of 15my foesH7796.12Do not deliverH5414 me over to the 16 17desireH5315 of my adversariesH6862, For 18falseH8267 witnessesH5707 have risenH6965 against me, And such as 19breatheH3307 out violenceH2555.13 20I would have despaired unlessH3884 I had believedH539 that I would seeH7200 the 21goodnessH2898 of the LordH3068 In the 22landH776 of the livingH2416.14 23WaitH6960 for the LordH3068; Be 24strongH2388 and let your heartH3820 takeH553 courageH553; Yes, waitH6960 for the LordH3068.

Notes

1. Psalms 27:7 Ps 4:3; 61:1 ↩
2. Psalms 27:7 Ps 13:3 ↩
3. Psalms 27:8 Ps 105:4; Amos 5:6 ↩
4. Psalms 27:8 Ps 34:4 ↩
5. Psalms 27:9 Ps 69:17 ↩
6. Psalms 27:9 Ps 6:1 ↩
7. Psalms 27:9 Ps 40:17 ↩
8. Psalms 27:9 Ps 94:14 ↩
9. Psalms 27:9 Ps 37:28 ↩
10. Psalms 27:10 Or If my father...forsake me, Then the Lord ↩
11. Psalms 27:10 Is 49:15 ↩
12. Psalms 27:10 Is 40:11 ↩
13. Psalms 27:11 Ps 25:4; 86:11 ↩
14. Psalms 27:11 Ps 5:8; 26:12 ↩
15. Psalms 27:11 Or those who lie in wait for me ↩
16. Psalms 27:12 Lit soul ↩
17. Psalms 27:12 Ps 41:2 ↩
18. Psalms 27:12 Deut 19:18; Ps 35:11; Matt 26:60 ↩
19. Psalms 27:12 Acts 9:1 ↩
20. Psalms 27:13 Or Surely I believed ↩
21. Psalms 27:13 Ps 31:19 ↩
22. Psalms 27:13 Job 28:13; Ps 52:5; 116:9; 142:5; Is 38:11; Jer 11:19; Ezek 26:20 ↩
23. Psalms 27:14 Ps 25:3; 37:34; 40:1; 62:5; 130:5; Prov 20:22; Is 25:9 ↩
24. Psalms 27:14 Ps 31:24 ↩