When men fail you

A Reading for the book of Psalms, Chapter 27, Verse 1-14

An Exuberant Declaration of Faith
A Psalm of David.

1.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 of?
2.When the wicked came against me
   To eat up my flesh,
   My enemies and foes,
   They stumbled and fell.
3.Though an army should encamp against me,
   My heart shall not fear;
   Though war should rise against me,
   In this I will be confident.
4.One 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 beauy of the Lord,
   And to inquire in His temple.
5.For in the time of trouble
   He shall hide me in his pavillion;
   In the secret place of His tabernacle
   He shall hide me;
   He shall set me upon a high rock.
6.And 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.
7.Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!
   Have mercy also upon me, and answer me,
8.When you said, "Seek My face,"
   My heart said to You, "Your face, Lord, I will seek."
9.Do 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.
10.When my father and my mother forsake me,
     Then the Lord will take care of me.
11.Teach me Your way, O Lord,
     And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
12.Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;
     For false witnesses have risen against me,
     And such as breathe out violence.
13.I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
     That I would see the goodness of the Lord
     In the land of the living.
14.Wait on the Lord;
    Be of good courage,
    And He shall strengthen your heart;
    Wait, I say, on the Lord!