Psalm of the Day                                                         Bread of Life                                                               Psalm 27:1-9

Psalm 27:1-9

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

₁The Lord is my light and my salvation;

         whom | shall I fear?*

The Lord is the stronghold of my life;

         of whom shall I | be afraid?

₂When evildoers assail me

         to eat | up my flesh,*

my adversaries and foes,

         it is they who stum- | ble and fall.

₃Though an army encamp against me,

         my heart | shall not fear;*

though war arise against me,

         yet I will be | confident.

₄One thing have I asked of the Lord,

         that will I seek | after:*

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord

         all the days of my life,

         to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord

         and to inquire in his | temple.

₅For he will hide me in his shelter

         in the day of | trouble;*

he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;

         he will lift me high up- | on a rock.

₆And now my head shall be 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.

₇Hear, O Lord, when I | cry aloud;*

         be gracious to me and | answer me!

₈You have said, | “Seek my face.”*

My heart says to you,

         “Your face, Lord, | do I seek.”

₉Hide not your face from me.

Turn not your servant away in | anger,*

         O you who have been my help.

Cast me not off; forsake me not,

         O God of my sal- | vation!