"Hear my voice when I call, O YAHWEH,
have mercy on me and answer.
My heart says to you,
'I seek YOUR face, O YAHWEH.'
Do not hide YOUR face from me
nor turn away YOUR servant in anger.
YOU are my protector, do not reject me;
abandon me not, O GOD my savior!
Though my father and mother forsake me,
yet will YAHWEH receive me.
Teach me, O YAHWEH YOUR way;
lead me along a straight path.
Save me from the plot of my enemies,
for false witnesses have risen against me
to pin me down in their violence.
I hope, I am sure,
that I will see the goodness of YAHWEH
in the land of the living.
Trust in YAHWEH, be strong and courageous
yes, put your hope in YAHWEH!"
- Psalm 27:7-14
(In the struggles of this life, the believer is not discouraged, but clings to the hope the LORD has in store for us at the end of the conflict. A trust without limits: Though my father and mother forsake me, yet will the LORD receive me. To such a GOD, the psalmist can say: One thing I seek... (to) dwell in the house of the LORD. All the struggles, trials and temptations will not let us forget the house of the LORD at the end of the road.)
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