1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the fortress of my life; whom shall I dread?
2 When evildoers came near me to eat my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies against me, they stumbled and fell.
3 If an army camps against me, my heart will not be afraid; if war rises up against me, in this I am confident.
4 One thing I have asked from the LORD; it is what I will seek: to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to look upon the delight of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.
5 For he will treasure me in his shelter on the evil day; he will hide me in the secret place of his tent; on a rock he will raise me up.
6 And now my head will be high above my enemies around me, and in his tent I will sacrifice offerings with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
7 Hear my voice, O LORD, when I call out; have mercy on me and answer me.
8 To you my heart has said, "Seek my face." Your face, O LORD, I do seek.
9 Do not hide your face from me; do not push your servant aside in anger; you have been my help. Do not abandon me and do not leave me, O God of my salvation.
10 Though my father and my mother have left me, the LORD will gather me in.
11 Show me your way, O LORD, and lead me in a straight path because of those who lie in wait for me.
12 Do not hand me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have stood up against me, and those who breathe out violence.
13 Unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living...
14 Look to the LORD in hope; be strong, and let your heart be bold; yes, look to the LORD in hope.