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Even if a whole army surrounds me,
    I will not be afraid;
even if enemies attack me,
    I will still trust God.[a]

I have asked the Lord for one thing;
    one thing only do I want:
to live in the Lord's house all my life,
    to marvel there at his goodness,
    and to ask for his guidance.
In times of trouble he will shelter me;
    he will keep me safe in his Temple
    and make me secure on a high rock.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27:3 still trust God; or not lose courage.

Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;(A)
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident.(B)

One thing(C) 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,(D)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.
For in the day of trouble(E)
    he will keep me safe(F) in his dwelling;
he will hide me(G) in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.(H)

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