{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/27","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:44:13.441Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":27,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":26,"nextChapter":28,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":14},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me, Even then will I be confident."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me. And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"When thou saidst , Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Hide not thy face from me; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"I had fainted , unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 27 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 27](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/27)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/27 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}