Psalm 34

1 By David when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech; Abimelech threw him out, so David left. I will thank the Lord at all times.My mouth will always praise him.2 My soul will boast about the Lord.Those who are oppressed will hear it and rejoice.3 Praise the Lord’s greatness with me.Let us highly honor his name together.4 I went to the Lord for help.He answered me and rescued me from all my fears.5 All who look to him will be radiant.tTheir faces will never be covered with shame.6 Here is a poor man who called out.The Lord heard him and saved him from all his troubles.7 The Messenger of the Lord camps around those who fear him,and he rescues them.8 Taste and see that the Lord is good.Blessed is the person who takes refuge in him.9 Fear the Lord, you holy people who belong to him.Those who fear him are never in need.10 Young lions go hungry and may starve,but those who seek the Lord’s help have all the good things they need.11 Come, children, listen to me.I will teach you the fear of the Lord.12 Which of you wants a full life?Who would like to live long enough to enjoy good things?13 Keep your tongue from saying evil thingsand your lips from speaking deceitful things.14 Turn away from evil, and do good.Seek peace, and pursue it!15 The Lord’s eyes are on righteous people.His ears hear their cry for help.16 The Lord confronts those who do evilin order to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.17 Righteous people cry out.The Lord hears and rescues them from all their troubles.18 The Lord is near to those whose hearts are humble.He saves those whose spirits are crushed.19 The righteous person has many troubles,but the Lord rescues him from all of them.20 The Lord guards all of his bones.Not one of them is broken.21 Evil will kill wicked people,and those who hate righteous people will be condemned.22 The Lord protects the souls of his servants.All who take refuge in him will never be condemned.

Psalm 34

1 I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2 My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah: The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.

3 Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought Jehovah, 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 confounded.

6 This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

7 The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them.8 Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.

9 Oh fear Jehovah, ye his saints; For there is no want to them that fear him.

10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.

11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

12 What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good?

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 Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry.

16 The 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.

18 Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.

20 He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.

21 Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

22 Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned.