A Psalm of David
1
I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall continually
be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make its boast in the LORD;
The
humble shall hear of it and be glad.
3 Oh, Magnify the LORD with
me,
And let us exalt His name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and He heard me,
And delivered
me from all my fears.
5 They looked to Him and were radiant,
And
their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried out, and the
LORD heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The
angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him,
And
delivers them.
8 Oh, Taste and See that the LORD is good;
Blessed
is the man who trusts in Him!
9 Oh, fear the LORD, you His
saints!
There is no want to those who fear Him.
10 The young
lions lack and suffer hunger;
But those who seek the LORD shall
not lack any good thing.
11 Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach
you the fear of the LORD.
12 Who is the man who desires life,
And
loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from
evil,
And your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Depart from evil
and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
15 The
eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to
their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against those who do
evil,
To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The
righteous cry out, and the LORD hears,
And delivers them out of
all their troubles.
18 The LORD is near to those who have a broken
heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But
the LORD delivers him out of them all.
20 He guards all his
bones;
Not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the
wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be
condemned.
22 The LORD redeems the soul of His servants,
And
none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.
A Psalm of David when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.