| 1 | I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. |
| 2 | My life makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble
and
afflicted hear and be glad. |
| 3 | O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. |
| 4 | I sought (inquired of) the Lord
and
required Him [of necessity and on the authority of His Word], and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. |
| 5 | They looked to Him and were radiant; their faces shall never blush for shame
or
be confused. |
| 6 | This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. |
| 7 |
[a]The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him [who revere and worship Him with awe] and each of them He delivers. |
| 8 | O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts
and
takes refuge in Him. |
| 9 | O fear the Lord, you His saints [revere and worship Him]! For there is no want to those who truly revere
and
worship Him
with
godly fear. |
| 10 | The young lions lack food and suffer hunger, but they who seek (inquire of and require) the Lord [by right of their need and on the authority of His Word], none of them shall lack any beneficial thing. |
| 11 | Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you to revere
and
worshipfully fear the Lord. |
| 12 | What man is he who desires life
and
longs for 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, inquire for,
and
crave peace and pursue (go after) it! |
| 15 | The eyes of the Lord are toward the [uncompromisingly] 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 | When the
righteous
cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their distress
and
troubles. |
| 18 | The Lord is close to those who are of a broken heart and saves such as are crushed with sorrow for sin
and
are humbly
and
thoroughly penitent. |
| 19 | Many evils confront the [consistently] righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. |
| 20 | He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken. |
| 21 | Evil shall cause the death of the wicked; and they who hate the just
and
righteous shall be held guilty
and
shall be condemned. |
| 22 | The Lord redeems the lives of His servants, and none of those who take refuge
and
trust in Him shall be condemned
or
held guilty. |
Cross references:
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Psalm 34:4 : Ps. 73:25; Matt. 7:7.
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Psalm 34:7 : Ps. 18:1; 145:20.
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Psalm 34:8 : I Pet. 2:2, 3.
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Psalm 34:16 : I Pet. 3:10-12.
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