Psalms 27 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 28

¹By David. To you, Yahweh, I call. My rock, don’t be deaf to me, lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.

KJVA Psalm of David^H1732. Unto thee will I cry^H7121^(H8799), O LORD^H3068 my rock^H6697; be not silent^H2814^(H8799) to me: lest, if thou be silent^H2790^(H8799) to me, I become^H4911^(H8738) like them that go down^H3381^(H8802) into the pit^H953.

² Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) the voice^H6963 of my supplications^H8469, when I cry^H7768^(H8763) unto thee, when I lift up^H5375^(H8800) my hands^H3027 toward thy holy^H6944 oracle^H1687.

³ Don’t draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

KJVDraw me not away^H4900^(H8799) with the wicked^H7563, and with the workers^H6466^(H8802) of iniquity^H205, which speak^H1696^(H8802) peace^H7965 to their neighbours^H7453, but mischief^H7451 is in their hearts^H3824.

⁴ Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings. Give them according to the operation of their hands. Bring back on them what they deserve.

KJVGive^H5414^(H8798) them according to their deeds^H6467, and according to the wickedness^H7455 of their endeavours^H4611: give^H5414^(H8798) them after the work^H4639 of their hands^H3027; render^H7725^(H8685) to them their desert^H1576.

⁵ Because they don’t respect the works of Yahweh, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.

KJVBecause they regard^H995^(H8799) not the works^H6468 of the LORD^H3068, nor the operation^H4639 of his hands^H3027, he shall destroy^H2040^(H8799) them, and not build them up^H1129^(H8799).

⁶ Blessed be Yahweh, because he has heard the voice of my petitions.

KJVBlessed^H1288^(H8803) be the LORD^H3068, because he hath heard^H8085^(H8804) the voice^H6963 of my supplications^H8469.

⁷ Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is my strength^H5797 and my shield^H4043; my heart^H3820 trusted^H982^(H8804) in him, and I am helped^H5826^(H8738): therefore my heart^H3820 greatly rejoiceth^H5937^(H8799); and with my song^H7892 will I praise^H3034^(H8686) him.

⁸ Yahweh is their strength. He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is their strength^H5797, and he is the saving^H3444 strength^H4581 of his anointed^H4899.

⁹ Save your people, and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever.

KJVSave^H3467^(H8685) thy people^H5971, and bless^H1288^(H8761) thine inheritance^H5159: feed^H7462^(H8798) them also, and lift them up^H5375^(H8761) for ever^H5769.

WEB·Psalms 27

¹By David. Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

KJVA Psalm of David^H1732. The LORD^H3068 is my light^H216 and my salvation^H3468; whom shall I fear^H3372^(H8799)? the LORD^H3068 is the strength^H4581 of my life^H2416; of whom shall I be afraid^H6342^(H8799)?

² When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

KJVWhen the wicked^H7489^(H8688), even mine enemies^H6862 and my foes^H341^(H8802), came^H7126^(H8800) upon me to eat up^H398^(H8800) my flesh^H1320, they stumbled^H3782^(H8804) and fell^H5307^(H8804).

³ Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

KJVThough an host^H4264 should encamp^H2583^(H8799) against me, my heart^H3820 shall not fear^H3372^(H8799): though war^H4421 should rise^H6965^(H8799) against me, in this will I be confident^H982^(H8802).

⁴ One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.

KJVOne^H259 thing have I desired^H7592^(H8804) of the LORD^H3068, that will I seek^H1245^(H8762) after; that I may dwell^H3427^(H8800) in the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 all the days^H3117 of my life^H2416, to behold^H2372^(H8800) the beauty^H5278 of the LORD^H3068, and to enquire^H1239^(H8763) in his temple^H1964.

⁵ For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.

KJVFor in the time^H3117 of trouble^H7451 he shall hide^H6845^(H8799) me in his pavilion^H5520: in the secret^H5643 of his tabernacle^H168 shall he hide^H5641^(H8686) me; he shall set me up^H7311^(H8787) upon a rock^H6697.

⁶ Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.

KJVAnd now shall mine head^H7218 be lifted up^H7311^(H8799) above mine enemies^H341^(H8802) round about^H5439 me: therefore will I offer^H2076^(H8799) in his tabernacle^H168 sacrifices^H2077 of joy^H8643; I will sing^H7891^(H8799), yea, I will sing praises^H2167^(H8762) unto the LORD^H3068.

⁷ Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798), O LORD^H3068, when I cry^H7121^(H8799) with my voice^H6963: have mercy^H2603^(H8798) also upon me, and answer^H6030^(H8798) me.

⁸ When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.”

KJVWhen thou saidst, Seek^H1245^(H8761) ye my face^H6440; my heart^H3820 said^H559^(H8804) unto thee, Thy face^H6440, LORD^H3068, will I seek^H1245^(H8762).

⁹ Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.

KJVHide^H5641^(H8686) not thy face^H6440 far from me; put^H5186 not thy servant^H5650 away^H5186^(H8686) in anger^H639: thou hast been my help^H5833; leave^H5203^(H8799) me not, neither forsake^H5800^(H8799) me, O God^H430 of my salvation^H3468.

¹⁰ When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up.

KJVWhen my father^H1 and my mother^H517 forsake^H5800^(H8804) me, then the LORD^H3068 will take me up^H622^(H8799).

¹¹ Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.

KJVTeach^H3384^(H8685) me thy way^H1870, O LORD^H3068, and lead^H5148^(H8798) me in a plain^H4334 path^H734, because of mine enemies^H8324^(H8802).

¹² Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty.

KJVDeliver^H5414^(H8799) me not over unto the will^H5315 of mine enemies^H6862: for false^H8267 witnesses^H5707 are risen up^H6965^(H8804) against me, and such as breathe out^H3307 cruelty^H2555.

¹³ I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.

KJVI had fainted, unless^H3884 I had believed^H539^(H8689) to see^H7200^(H8800) the goodness^H2898 of the LORD^H3068 in the land^H776 of the living^H2416.

¹⁴ Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

KJVWait^H6960^(H8761) on the LORD^H3068: be of good courage^H2388^(H8798), and he shall strengthen^H553^(H8686) thine heart^H3820: wait^H6960^(H8761), I say, on the LORD^H3068.

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