Of David (Psalm 27)
YAHUAH owr Yeshua mi
YAHUAH is my illumination,
My happiness,
My bright light of morning.
Whom shall I dread?
YAHUAH is my Yeshua,
My fortified place,
My rock,
My stronghold.
Shall any cause me to tremble?
When those who would spoil me—
Even my adversaries and haters—
Approached
To devour my flesh,
They tottered about
On feeble legs,
They wavered,
Were cast down
In utter ruin
And left to rot.
Though an encampment
Of travelers,
Whether soldiers
Or locusts
Or stars
Or angels,
Even the sacred court,
Should prepare a siege
Against me—
My heart,
My will,
My understanding
Shall not fear.
Though an intense battle
Shall arise against me,
In this will I trust,
In this will I be bold:
Echad —
The first thing,
The primary thing
I have begged
From YAHUAH,
That which I earnestly strive for,
That I might make my habitation,
Settle down,
Be established
In the house of YAHUAH
From the sunrise to the sunset
Of my life,
To gaze upon,
To have a vision
Of the splendor
Of YAHUAH
And to inquire at His temple.
In the day
Of calamity
And tribulation
He shall hide me.
He shall protect me
In His sukkah.
He shall conceal me
In His tabernacle.
He shall raise me up.
He shall exalt me
To a high position,
As a cliff
A rock
Or a strong boulder.
Now shall my head
Be exalted
Above my haters,
Above those who compass me about.
I shall offer
In the Tent of Dwelling
Sacrifices
With loud, joyful cries—
Terurah!
I will stroll about singing,
Yes, I will stroll about singing
While accompanying myself
On a stringed instrument—
All unto YAHUAH!
Hear, O, YAHUAH!
Give heed and act!
With my voice
With the sound of an instrument
I call out:
Have mercy!
Pity me!
Show favor
And respond.
Please answer me.
Shepherd,
Door to the Covenant,
Declare unto my nephesh,
My heart,
My inner man,
My will,
My understanding,
The center of my inclinations:
Desire
Seek
Request
My Presence!
Strong Covenant Maker,
Your face,
Your Presence,
O, YAHUAH,
I desire,
I seek,
I request.
Do not conceal
Your Presence
On account of me.
Do not pitch Your Tent
Elsewhere.
Do not turn aside,
Do not put away
Your bondservant,
Your prophet,
When anger rise hotly
In Your face,
When Your nostrils flare,
When You breathe heavily
In Your wrath.
You, the One Who Helps,
Assist Your slave!
You exist, AHAYAH,
Strong Leader,
Do not leave me!
Do not forsake me,
O, ALOHIM, my Yeshua!
When father and mother
Fail me
Leave
Abandon me,
YAHUAH gathers me up
And takes me away.
O, YAHUAH,
Instruct me.
Pour forth as water
Your ways,
Your course of action.
Guide me
In Your way of living.
Make the path
I travel
Level as tableland
On account of my enemies,
Those insidious watchers
Who are hostile to me.
Strong Leader,
My Shepherd,
Do not entrust
My nephesh—
My heart,
My will,
My mind and understanding
To those hard, flinty foes
Who distress me,
Who afflict me.
For they become powerful.
They establish themselves
In the place
I work
And in my house.
Risen up
Witnesses give testimony
And false evidence.
They huff and puff
Violence
Cruelty
And injustice.
I would have given up
Unless I had supported,
Except I had nourished
Hope
To see
Observe
Perceive
Understand
To have a vision
Of the good things
The prosperity
The fairness
Of YAHUAH
In the earth
Where living
Reviving springtime dwells—
Look eagerly, O, my soul!
Wait for
The Strong Leader
And Shepherd,
YAHUAH:
Be courageous,
Be strong,
My heart!
Expect YAHUAH!
Pamela Glasgow
The Psalm Project represents my desire for a deeper understanding of the Word of YAHUAH. It is not a mechanical translation, a one-word-for-word exchange from Hebrew to English. We have those. This is is a lyrical adaptation of the many possibilities hidden in the Hebrew, arranged with consideration for the poetic and musical intent of the original writer. I pray you are as enriched in the reading as I was in the transcribing.
