¹ The LORD is my light and my salvation who will I fear ? the LORD is the strength of my life of who will I be afraid? ² When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came on me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. ³ though a host should encamp against me, my heart will not fear: even though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. ⁴ One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to see the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. ⁵ For in the time of trouble he will hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle will he hide me he will set me up on a rock. ⁶ And now will my head be lifted up above my enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD. ⁷ Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also on me, and answer me. ⁸ When you said, Seek you my face; my heart said to you, your face, LORD, will I seek. ⁹ Hide not your face far from me; put not your servant away in anger: you have been my help; leave me not, neither abandon me, O God of my salvation. ¹⁰ When my father and my mother abandon me, then the LORD will take me up. ¹¹ Teach me your way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of my enemies. ¹² Deliver me not over to the will of my enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. ¹³ I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. ¹⁴ Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he will strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.