1 An Exuberant Declaration of Faith A Psalm of David. The Lord is my Ps. 18:28; 84:11; (Is. 60:19, 20; Mic. 7:8) light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Ex. 15:2; Ps. 62:7; 118:14; Is. 12:2; 33:2 Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When the wicked came against me To Ps. 14:4 eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell.
3 Ps. 3:6 Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident.
4 Ps. 26:8; 65:4 One thing I have desired of the Lord , That will I seek: That I may Luke 2:37 dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord , And to inquire in His temple.
5 For Ps. 31:20; 91:1 in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall Ps. 40:2 set me high upon a rock.
6 And now Ps. 3:3 my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord .
7 Hear, O Lord , when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord , I will seek.”
9 Ps. 69:17; 143:7 Do not hide Your face from me; Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10 Is. 49:15 When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me.
11 Ps. 25:4; 86:11; 119:33 Teach me Your way, O Lord , And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; For Deut. 19:18; Ps. 35:11; Matt. 26:60; Mark 14:56; John 19:33 false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence.
13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord Job 28:13; Ps. 52:5; 116:9; 142:5; Is. 38:11; Jer. 11:19; Ezek. 26:20 In the land of the living.
14 Ps. 25:3; 37:34; 40:1; 62:5; 130:5; Prov. 20:22; Is. 25:9; (Hab. 2:3) Wait on the Lord ; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord !