The LORD Is My Salvation

1God is my lyght and saluation, whom then shall I feare? God is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraide?

2When the malitious approched neare vnto me for to eate vp my fleshe: mine enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

3Though an hoast of men were layde in campe against me, yet shall not mine heart be afraide: and though there rose vp warre against me, yet I wyll put my trust in this.

4I haue desired one thyng of God, whiche once agayne I wyll earnestly require: euen that I may dwell in the house of God all the dayes of my life, to beholde the beautifulnes of God, and to seeke it in his temple.

5For in the time of aduersitie he shall hide me in his tabernacle: yea in the secrete place of his pauilion he shall hide me, and set me vp vpon a rocke of stone.

6And nowe he shall lift vp my head aboue mine enemies rounde about me: therfore I wyll offer in his tabernacle a sacrifice of great ioy, I wyll sing and prayse God with psalmes.

7Hearken vnto my voyce O god, when I crye vnto thee: haue mercy vpon me and heare me.

8My heart hath sayde vnto thee according to this thy commaundement seeke ye my face: thy face O God wyll I seeke.

9O hide not thou thy face from me, nor cast thy seruaunt away in a displeasure: thou hast ben my succour, leaue me not, neither forsake me O Lorde of my saluation.

10For my father and mother forsoke me: and God did take me vp.

11Teache me thy way O God: and leade me in a right path, because of mine enemies.

12Deliuer me not into mine aduersaries handes: for there are false witnesses rysen vp against me, and such as speake wrong.

13If I had not beleued veryly to see the goodnes of God in the lande of the liuing: their spite had kylled me.

14Attende thou therfore vpon God, be of a good courage, and he will comfort thine heart: I say attende thou vpon God.