Psalm 34

Psalm XXXIV.

A Psalm of David, when ^ahe changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who ^bdrove him away, and ^bhe departed.

I will bless the Lord ^cat all times:

His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

^2dMy soul shall ^emake her boast in the Lord:

The humble shall hear thereof, and ^eebe glad.

³O ^fmagnify the Lord with me,

And let us exalt his name together.

⁴I ^gsought the Lord, and he ^hheard me,

And delivered me from all my fears.

⁵They looked unto him, and were lightened:

And their faces were not ashamed.

⁶This poor man ^hcried, and the Lord heard him,

And ⁱsaved him out of all his troubles.

^7kThe angel of the Lord ^lencampeth

Round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

⁸O ^mtaste and see that ^mmthe Lord is good:

ⁿBlessed is the man that ^otrusteth in him.

⁹O fear the Lord, ye his saints:

For there is no want to them that fear him.

^10pThe young lions do lack, and suffer hunger:

But ^qthey that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

^11qqCome, ye children, hearken unto me:

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

^12rWhat man is he that desireth life,

And loveth many days, that he may ^ssee good?

^13tKeep thy tongue from evil,

And thy lips from ^uspeaking guile.

^14wDepart from evil, and do good;

Seek peace, and ^xpursue it.

^15yThe eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,

And ^zhis ears are open unto their cry.

^16aThe face of the Lord is against them that do evil,

^bTo cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

^17bbThe righteous cry, and ^cthe Lord heareth,

^cAnd delivereth them out of all their troubles.

^18dThe Lord is nigh unto them that are of a ^ebroken heart;

And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

^19fMany are the afflictions of the righteous:

^gBut the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰He keepeth all his bones:

^hNot one of them is broken.

²¹ⁱEvil shall slay the wicked:

And they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

²²The Lord ^kredeemeth the soul of his servants:

And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.