Psalms 26:1-5

¹A Psalm of David, before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my Saviour; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the defender of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

²When evil-doers drew nigh against me to eat up my flesh, my persecutors and mine enemies, they fainted and fell.

³Though an army should set itself in array against me, my heart shall not be afraid: though war should rise up against me, in this am I confident.

⁴One thing have I asked of the Lord, this will I earnestly seek: that I should dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, that I should behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and survey his temple.

⁵For in the day of mine afflictions he hid me in his tabernacle: he sheltered me in the secret of his tabernacle; he set me up on a rock.