Psalms 27:2-4 in English

² When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me, Even then will I be confident.

⁴ 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.

² Hearken to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple.

³ Draw not away my soul with sinners, and destroy me not with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbours, but evils are in their hearts.

⁴ Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their devices: give them according to the works of their hands; render their recompence unto them.

² When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

⁴ One thing have I desired 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 behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

² When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

⁴ One thing have I desired 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 behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

² Listen to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to you, when I lift up my hands toward your holy temple.

³ Draw not away my soul with sinners, and destroy me not with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbors, but evils are in their hearts.

⁴ Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their devices: give them according to the works of their hands; render their recompense to them.

² When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, even then will I be confident.

⁴ One 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 behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.

² When those who do evil come near me to attack me, they stumble and fall down.

³ Even if an army surrounds me, I SYN will not be afraid. Even if they attack me, I will trust in God.

⁴ There is one thing that I have requested from Yahweh; this is the one thing that I desire: That I may worship in Yahweh's house/temple every day of my life, and see that Yahweh is wonderful and inquire what he wants me to do.

² Listen to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to you, when I lift up my hands towards your holy temple.

³ Draw not away my soul with sinners, and destroy me not with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbours, but evils are in their hearts.

⁴ Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their devices: give them according to the works of their hands; render their recompense to them.

² When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

⁴ One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.

² When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

⁴ One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.

² When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

⁴ One thing I have asked of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, to see the LORD’s beauty, and to enquire in his temple.

² When evil-doers, even my haters, came on me to put an end to me, they were broken and put to shame.

³ Even if an army came against me with its tents, my heart would have no fear: if war was made on me, my faith would not be moved.

⁴ One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.

² When evil-doers, mine adversaries and mine enemies, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

³ If a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; if war rise against me, in this will I be confident.

⁴ 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 of him in his temple.

² Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.

³ Draw me not away together with the wicked; and with the workers of iniquity destroy me not: Who speak peace with their neighbour, but evils are in their hearts.

⁴ Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their inventions. According to the works of their hands give thou to them: render to them their reward.

² When evil people come at me to tear me apart, it's my enemies, those who are against me, they're the ones who trip and fall.

³ Even if an army surrounds me, I won't be frightened. Even if I am attacked, I will still trust in God.

⁴ I only ask the Lord for one thing: I just want to live in the house of the Lord throughout my life, contemplating the Lord's goodness and thinking about his Temple.

² When the wicked, euen mine enemies and my foes came vpon mee to eate vp my flesh; they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an hoste pitched against me, mine heart should not be afraide: though warre be raised against me, I will trust in this.

⁴ One thing haue I desired of the Lord, that I will require, euen that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the dayes of my life, to beholde the beautie of the Lord, and to visite his Temple.

² When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise up against me, even then will I be confident.

⁴ One 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 behold the graciousness of the LORD, and to visit early in His temple.

² When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, They stumbled and fell.

³ Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

⁴ One thing have I desired 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 behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.

² When evil-doers come near against me to eat up my flesh, my assailants and my enemies at me: then do they stumble and fall.

³ If an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: if war should arise against me, even then will I have trust.

⁴ One thing have I asked of the Lord, that I will seek for: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the loveliness of the Lord, and to be every morning early in his temple.

² Hearken to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple.

³ Draw not away my soul with sinners, And destroy me not with the workers of iniquity, Who speak peace with their neighbors, But evils are in their hearts.

⁴ Give them according to their works, And according to the wickedness of their devices: Give them according to the works of their hands; Render their recompense unto them.

² When the wicked came upon me to devour me, Even my persecutors and enemies, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; Though war should rise against me, yet will I be confident.

⁴ One thing have I desired of the LORD; that do I yet seek; That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the grace of the LORD, And to gaze upon his temple.

² When the wicked drew near to assail me and eat up my flesh, it was those who distressed and opposed me who stumbled and fell.

³ Though against me a host should encamp, yet my heart would be fearless: though battle should rise up against me, still would I be trustful.

⁴ One thing have I asked of the Lord, and that do I long for — To live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the grace of the Lord and enquire in his temple.

² When the wicked drew near to assail me and eat up my flesh, it was those who distressed and opposed me who stumbled and fell.

³ Though against me a host should encamp, yet my heart would be fearless: though battle should rise up against me, still would I be trustful.

⁴ One thing have I asked of the Lord, and that do I long for — To live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the grace of the Lord and inquire in his temple.

² When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

⁴ One thing I have asked of Adonai , that I will seek after, that I may dwell in Adonai ’s house all the days of my life, to see Adonai ’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.

² When evildoers approached me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies stumbled and fell.

³ Though an army encamps against me, my heart will not fear; though war rises up against me, even then I will remain confident.

⁴ One thing have I asked of Yahweh, and I will seek that: that I may live in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to see the beauty of Yahweh and to meditate in his temple.

² When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

⁴ One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.

² When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

⁴ One thing I have asked of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, to see the LORD’s beauty, and to enquire in his temple.

² When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

⁴ One thing have I desired 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 behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.

² When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

⁴ One thing I have asked of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, to see the LORD’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.

² When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.

⁴ One thing I have asked of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, to see the LORD’s beauty, and to enquire in his temple.

² The while noisome men nigh on me; for to eat my fleshes. Mine enemies, that troubled me; they were made sick and felled or fell down.

³ Though castles or tents stand together against me; mine heart shall not dread. Though battle riseth against me; in this thing I shall have hope.

⁴ I asked of the Lord one thing; I shall seek this thing; that I dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. That I see the will of the Lord; and that I visit his temple.

² The while noisome men nigh on me; for to eat my fleshes. Mine enemies, that troubled me; they were made sick and felled down. (All the while harmful, or dangerous, men come near to me; to eat my flesh. But my enemies, those who trouble me, were made feeble, or weak; they all fell down.)

³ Though castles stand together against me; mine heart shall not dread, (or Though hosts, or armies, stand together against me; my heart shall not fear). Though battle riseth against me; in this thing I shall have hope.

⁴ I asked of the Lord one thing; I shall seek this thing; that I dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. That I see the will of the Lord; and that I visit his temple. (I asked of the Lord only one thing; and I shall seek this thing; that I live in the House of the Lord all the days of my life. So that I can see the beauty of the Lord; and I can seek his guidance in his Temple.)

² When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

³ Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I am confident.

⁴ One thing I asked of Jehovah — it I seek. My dwelling in the house of Jehovah, All the days of my life, To look on the pleasantness of Jehovah, And to inquire in His temple.