New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 27:1-3

1The Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068is mylightאוֹרִ֣י'o.RiH216and mysalvationוְ֭יִשְׁעִיVe.yish.'iH3468;Whomמִמִּ֣יmi.MiH4310should I fearאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372?The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is thedefenseמָֽעוֹז־ma.'oz-H4581of my lifeH2425;Whomמִמִּ֥יmi.MiH4310should 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.

3Ifאִם־'im-H518anarmyמַחֲנֶה֮ma.cha.NehH4264encampsתַּחֲנֶ֬הta.cha.NehH2583againstעָלַ֨י׀'a.LaiH5921me,My heartלִ֫בִּ֥יli.BiH3820will not fearיִירָ֪אyi.Ra'H3372;Ifאִם־'im-H518warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421arisesתָּק֣וּםta.KumH6965againstעָ֭לַי'A.laiH5921me, In spite ofthisH2088I amconfidentבוֹטֵֽחַ׃vo.Te.achH982.

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