The Lord, my light and safety is

Verse 1

The Lord my light and safety is: who shall make me dismayed? The Lord is of my life the strength: who shall make me afraid?

Verse 2

For when my spiteful enemies me to devour drew near; To stumble and fall down at once by Him they forced were.

Verse 3

Against me though an host encamp, my heart undaunted is: If war against me should arise, I am secure in this;

Verse 4

One thing I asked of the Lord, which still I will request; That in the Lord's house all my days I happily may rest; That I the beauty of the Lord may view, and there admire; And in his holy temple may continually inquire

Verse 5

For He in his pavilion will me hide in evil days; In secret of his tent me hide, And on a rock me raise:

Verse 6

Moreover at this time my head on high shall lifted be, Above my numerous enemies, who round encompass me. Therefore a sacrifice of joy, and shouting I will bring Into his tent; and sing aloud, praise to Jehovah sing.

Verse 7

While with my earnest voice I cry, me O Jehovah hear; O have thou mercy upon me, and to me give thine ear.

Verse 8

When Thou to seek thy blessed face, me kindly dost advise; Thy blessed face, Lord, I will seek, my grateful heart replies.

Verse 9

O hide not thou thy countenance, away from me therefore; Thy servant put thou not away in thy displeasure sore. My helper thou hast ever been, do not from me depart; Nor me forsake, for thou the God of my salvation art.

Verse 10

My father and my mother both, though they from me remove; Yet then the Lord will take me up, and a kind father prove.

Verse 11

Jehovah teach thou me thy way, and be a guide to me, In righteous paths, because of those who watch my faults to see.

Verse 12

O give me not up to their will, who are mine enemies: Against me rise false witnesses, who breathe out cruelties.

Verse 13

I should have fainted, had not I believed that I should see, E'en in the land of living ones the Lord's benignity.

Verse 14

Wait on the Lord, courageous be; and He will strength afford To thy faint heart: I say again, wait still upon the Lord.