When evildoers came upon me to (A)devour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they (B)stumbled and fell.
If an (C)army encamps against me,
My heart will not fear;
If war arises against me,
In spite of this I am (D)confident.

(E)One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:
That I may (F)dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
To behold (G)the [a]beauty of the Lord
And to [b](H)meditate in His temple.

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  1. Psalm 27:4 Lit delightfulness
  2. Psalm 27:4 Lit inquire

When the wicked advance against me
    to devour[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.(A)
Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;(B)
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident.(C)

One thing(D) I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,(E)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.

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  1. Psalm 27:2 Or slander