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Psalm
27
[Recommended
tunes: v 1-6 Jackson, Ladywell; v 7-10
Durham,
St Botolph; v 11-14 Kilmarnock,
Farrant]
8,6,8,6
A
Psalm of David.
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1The Lord's my light and saving health,
who shall make me dismay'd?
My
life's strength is the Lord, of whom
then shall I be afraid?
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2When as mine enemies and foes,
most wicked persons all,
To
eat my flesh against me rose,
they stumbled and did fall.
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3Against me though an host encamp,
my heart yet fearless is:
Though
war against me rise, I will
be confident in this.
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4One thing I of the Lord desir'd,
and will seek to obtain,
That
all days of my life I may
within God's house remain;
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That
I the beauty of the Lord
behold may and admire,
And
that I in his holy place
may rev'rently enquire.
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5For he in his pavilion shall
me hide in evil days;
In
secret of his tent me hide,
and on a rock me raise.
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6And now, ev'n at this present time,
mine head shall lifted be
Above
all those that are my foes,
and round encompass me:
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Therefore
unto his tabernacle
I'll sacrifices bring
Of
joyfulness; I'll sing, yea, I
to God will praises sing.
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7O Lord, give ear unto my voice,
when I do cry to thee;
Upon
me also mercy have,
and do thou answer me.
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8When thou didst say, Seek ye my face,
then unto thee reply
Thus
did my heart, Above all things
thy face, Lord, seek will I.
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9Far from me hide not thou thy face;
put not away from thee
Thy
servant in thy wrath: thou hast
an helper been to me.
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O
God of my salvation,
leave me not, nor forsake:
10Though me my parents both should leave,
the Lord will me up take.
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11O Lord, instruct me in thy way,
to me a leader be
In
a plain path, because of those
that hatred bear to me.
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12Give me not to mine en'mies' will;
for witnesses that lie
Against
me risen are, and such
as breathe out cruelty.
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13I fainted had, unless that I
believed had to see
The
Lord's own goodness in the land
of them that living be.
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14Wait on the Lord, and be thou strong,
and he shall strength afford
Unto
thine heart; yea, do thou wait,
I say, upon the Lord.
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The Psalms in Metre
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