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Psalm 34

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 <Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.> I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth.

2 My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.

3 O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.

4 I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.

5 Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed.

6 This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.

7 The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.

8 By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.

9 Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.

10 The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.

11 Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

12 What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

14 Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

15 The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.

17 The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.

19 Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

20 He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.

21 Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

22 The Lord will be the saviour of the souls of his servants, and no one who has faith in him will be put to shame.

Good News Translation GNT

1 I will always thank the Lord; I will never stop praising him.

2 I will praise him for what he has done; may all who are oppressed listen and be glad!

3 Proclaim with me the Lord's greatness; let us praise his name together!

4 I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me; he freed me from all my fears.

5 The oppressed look to him and are glad; they will never be disappointed.

6 The helpless call to him, and he answers; he saves them from all their troubles.

7 His angel guards those who honor the Lord and rescues them from danger.

8 Find out for yourself how good the Lord is. Happy are those who find safety with him.

9 Honor the Lord, all his people; those who obey him have all they need.

10 Even lions go hungry for lack of food, but those who obey the Lord lack nothing good.

11 Come, my young friends, and listen to me, and I will teach you to honor the Lord.

12 Would you like to enjoy life? Do you want long life and happiness?

13 Then keep from speaking evil and from telling lies.

14 Turn away from evil and do good; strive for peace with all your heart.

15 The Lord watches over the righteous and listens to their cries;

16 but he opposes those who do evil, so that when they die, they are soon forgotten.

17 The righteous call to the Lord, and he listens; he rescues them from all their troubles.

18 The Lord is near to those who are discouraged; he saves those who have lost all hope.

19 Good people suffer many troubles, but the Lord saves them from them all;

20 the Lord preserves them completely; not one of their bones is broken.

21 Evil will kill the wicked; those who hate the righteous will be punished.

22 The Lord will save his people; those who go to him for protection will be spared.