Triumphant Song of Confidence

 ¹  The LORD is my light and my salvation;
         whom shall I fear?
     The LORD is the stronghold^a of my life;
         of whom shall I be afraid?

 ²  When evildoers assail me
         to devour my flesh--
     my adversaries and foes--
         they shall stumble and fall.

 ³  Though an army encamp against me,
         my heart shall not fear;
     though war rise up against me,
         yet I will be confident.

 ⁴  One thing I asked of the LORD,
         that will I seek after:
     to live 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 he will hide me in his shelter
         in the day of trouble;
     he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
         he will set me high on a rock.

 ⁶  Now my head is lifted up
         above my enemies all around me,
     and I will offer in his tent
         sacrifices with shouts of joy;
     I will sing and make melody to the LORD.

 ⁷  Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud,
         be gracious to me and answer me!
 ⁸  "Come," my heart says, "seek his face!"
         Your face, LORD, do I seek.
 ⁹   Do not hide your face from me.

     Do not turn your servant away in anger,
         you who have been my help.
     Do not cast me off, do not forsake me,
         O God of my salvation!
 ¹⁰  If my father and mother forsake me,
         the LORD will take me up.

 ¹¹  Teach me your way, O LORD,
         and lead me on a level path
         because of my enemies.
 ¹²  Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries,
         for false witnesses have risen against me,
         and they are breathing out violence.

 ¹³  I believe that I shall see the goodness of the LORD
         in the land of the living.
 ¹⁴  Wait for the LORD;
         be strong, and let your heart take courage;
         wait for the LORD!