Psalmen 34

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