A Psalm of David; when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.
34:1I will bless Jehovah at all times:
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
34:2My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah:
The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.
34:3Oh magnify Jehovah with me,
And let us exalt his name together.
34:4I sought Jehovah, and he answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
34:5They looked unto him, and were radiant;
And their faces shall never be confounded.
34:6This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
34:7The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him,
And delivereth them. 34:8Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good:
Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.
34:9Oh fear Jehovah, ye his saints;
For there is no want to them that fear him.
34:10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger;
But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.
34:11Come, ye children, hearken unto me:
I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
34:12What man is he that desireth life,
And loveth many days, that he may see good?
34:13Keep thy tongue from evil,
And thy lips from speaking guile.
34:14Depart from evil, and do good;
Seek peace, and pursue it.
34:15The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous,
And his ears are open unto their cry.
34:16The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil,
To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
34:17The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard,
And delivered them out of all their troubles.
34:18Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,
And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous;
But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.
34:20He keepeth all his bones:
Not one of them is broken.
34:21Evil shall slay the wicked;
And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.
34:22Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants;
And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned.
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