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