| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1[i]A Psalm[/i] of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? | 1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom will I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid? |
| 2When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. | 2When those who practice evil, my enemies, and my oppressors come near me to devour my flesh, they stumble and fall. |
| 3Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident. | 3If an army encamps against me, my heart will not fear. If a war is launched against me, I will even trust in that situation. |
| 4One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may 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. | 4I have asked one thing from the LORD; it is what I really seek: that I may remain in the LORD's Temple all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD; and to inquire in his Temple. |
| 5For 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 set me high upon a rock. | 5For he will conceal me in his shelter on the day of evil; He will hide me in a secluded chamber within his tent; He will place me on a high rock. |
| 6And now 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. | 6Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies, even those who surround me. I will sacrifice in his tent with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melodies to the LORD. |
| 7Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. | 7Hear my voice, LORD, when I cry out! Be gracious to me and answer me. |
| 8When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.” | 8My mind recalls your word, "Seek my face," so your face, LORD, I will seek. |
| 9Do 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. | 9Do not hide your face from me; do not turn away in anger from your servant. You have been my help, therefore do not abandon or forsake me, God of my salvation. |
| 10When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the LORD will take care of me. | 10Though my father and my mother abandoned me, the LORD gathers me up. |
| 11Teach me Your way, O LORD, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. | 11Teach me your way, LORD, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies. |
| 12Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence. | 12Do not hand me over to the desires of my enemies; for false witnesses have risen up against me; even the one who breathes out violence. |
| 13I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. | 13I believe that I will see the LORD's goodness in the land of the living. |
| 14Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD! | 14Wait on the LORD. Be courageous, and he will strengthen your heart. Wait on the LORD! |
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