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Psalm 34

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1 I will always thank the Lord; I will never stop praising him.
1 A Psalm of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 I will praise him for what he has done; may all who are oppressed listen and be glad!
2 My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and be glad.
3 Proclaim with me the Lord's greatness; let us praise his name together!
3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
4 I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me; he freed me from all my fears.
4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5 The oppressed look to him and are glad; they will never be disappointed.
5 Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed.
6 The helpless call to him, and he answers; he saves them from all their troubles.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 His angel guards those who honor the Lord and rescues them from danger.
7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
8 Find out for yourself how good the Lord is. Happy are those who find safety with him.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in him!
9 Honor the Lord, all his people; those who obey him have all they need.
9 O fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no want!
10 Even lions go hungry for lack of food, but those who obey the Lord lack nothing good.
10 The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
11 Come, my young friends, and listen to me, and I will teach you to honor the Lord.
11 Come, O sons, listen to me, I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 Would you like to enjoy life? Do you want long life and happiness?
12 What man is there who desires life, and covets many days, that he may enjoy good?
13 Then keep from speaking evil and from telling lies.
13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Turn away from evil and do good; strive for peace with all your heart.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The Lord watches over the righteous and listens to their cries;
15 The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry.
16 but he opposes those who do evil, so that when they die, they are soon forgotten.
16 The face of the LORD is against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous call to the Lord, and he listens; he rescues them from all their troubles.
17 When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to those who are discouraged; he saves those who have lost all hope.
18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.
19 Good people suffer many troubles, but the Lord saves them from them all;
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
20 the Lord preserves them completely; not one of their bones is broken.
20 He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.
21 Evil will kill the wicked; those who hate the righteous will be punished.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked; and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord will save his people; those who go to him for protection will be spared.
22 The LORD redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.