[A Psalm] of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
And let us exalt His name together.
And delivered me from all my fears.
6They looked unto Him, and were radiant;
And their faces shall never be abashed.
7This poor man cried, and the
Lord heard,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
8The angel of the
Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him,
And delivereth them.
9O consider and see that the
Lord is good;
Happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him.
10O fear the
Lord, ye His holy ones;
For there is no want to them that fear Him.
11The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger;
But they that seek the Lord want not any good thing.
12Come, ye children, hearken unto me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
13Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days,
That he may see good therein?
14Keep thy tongue from evil,
And thy lips from speaking guile.
15Depart from evil, and do good;
Seek peace, and pursue it.
16The eyes of the
Lord are toward the righteous,
And His ears are open unto their cry.
17The face of the
Lord is against them that do evil,
To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
18aThey cried, and the
Lord heard,
And delivered them out of all their troubles.
19The
Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,
And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
20Many are the ills of the righteous,
But the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
21He keepeth all his bones;
Not one of them is broken.
22Evil shall kill the wicked;
And they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty.
23The
Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants;
And none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate.
Footnotes:
{fn: a} That is, the righteous.
