Psalm 34
Presence of God, Protector of the Righteous
1 Of David. When he pretended to be mad before Abimelech, who forced him to depart.
2 I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise will be continually on my lips.
3 My soul will glory in the Lord;
let the lowly hear and be glad.
4 Magnify the Lord with me;
let us exalt his name together.
5 I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
he set me free from all my fears.
6 Look to him and you will be radiant;
your faces will never be covered with shame.
7 In my anguish I cried out;
the Lord heard my plea,
and I was saved from all my troubles.
8 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear God,
and he delivers them.
9 Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
10 Fear the Lord, you his saints;
nothing is lacking for those who fear him.
11 The powerful suffer want and go hungry,
but those who seek the Lord want for no good thing.
12 Come, my children, and listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
13 Who among you delights in life
and desires many years to enjoy prosperity?
14 Then keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies.
15 Shun evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
16 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry.
17 The face of the Lord is turned against those who do evil,
to erase all memory of them from the earth.
18 The righteous call out, and the Lord hears them;
he rescues them from all their troubles.
19 The Lord remains close to the brokenhearted,
and he saves those whose spirit is crushed.
20 The misfortunes of the righteous man are many,
but the Lord delivers him, from all of them.
21 He watches with care over all his bones;
not a single one will be broken.
22 Evil will bring death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
23 The Lord redeems the lives of those who serve him;
no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.
Footnotes
- Psalm 34:1
- Psalm 34:1
- Psalm 34:2
- Psalm 34:3
- Psalm 34:7
- Psalm 34:8
- Psalm 34:9
- Psalm 34:10
- Psalm 34:11
- Psalm 34:12
- Psalm 34:12
- Psalm 34:13
- Psalm 34:14
- Psalm 34:16
- Psalm 34:18
- Psalm 34:20
- Psalm 34:20
- Psalm 34:22
