1 Louvarei ao SENHOR em todo o tempo; o seu louvor estará continuamente na minha boca.

2 A minha alma se gloriará no Senhor; os mansos o ouvirão e se alegrarão.

3 Engrandecei ao Senhor comigo; e juntos exaltemos o seu nome.

4 Busquei ao Senhor, e ele me respondeu; livrou-me de todos os meus temores.

5 Olharam para ele, e foram iluminados; e os seus rostos não ficaram confundidos.

6 Clamou este pobre, e o Senhor o ouviu, e o salvou de todas as suas angústias.

7 O anjo do Senhor acampa-se ao redor dos que o temem, e os livra.

8 Provai, e vede que o Senhor é bom; bem-aventurado o homem que nele confia.

9 Temei ao Senhor, vós, os seus santos, pois nada falta aos que o temem.

10 Os filhos dos leões necessitam e sofrem fome, mas àqueles que buscam ao Senhor bem nenhum faltará.

11 Vinde, meninos, ouvi-me; eu vos ensinarei o temor do Senhor.

12 Quem é o homem que deseja a vida, que quer largos dias para ver o bem?

13 Guarda a tua língua do mal, e os teus lábios de falarem o engano.

14 Aparta-te do mal, e faze o bem; procura a paz, e segue-a.

15 Os olhos do Senhor estão sobre os justos, e os seus ouvidos atentos ao seu clamor.

16 A face do Senhor está contra os que fazem o mal, para desarraigar da terra a memória deles.

17 Os justos clamam, e o Senhor os ouve, e os livra de todas as suas angústias.

18 Perto está o Senhor dos que têm o coração quebrantado, e salva os contritos de espírito.

19 Muitas são as aflições do justo, mas o Senhor o livra de todas.

20 Ele lhe guarda todos os seus ossos; nem sequer um deles se quebra.

21 A malícia matará o ímpio, e os que odeiam o justo serão punidos.

22 O Senhor resgata a alma dos seus servos, e nenhum dos que nele confiam será punido.

1 Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.

2 \34:1\I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth.

3 \34:2\My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.

4 \34:3\O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.

5 \34:4\I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.

6 \34:5\Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed.

7 \34:6\This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.

8 \34:7\The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.

9 \34:8\By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.

10 \34:9\Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.

11 \34:10\The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.

12 \34:11\Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

13 \34:12\What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?

14 \34:13\Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

15 \34:14\Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

16 \34:15\The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

17 \34:16\The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.

18 \34:17\The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.

19 \34:18\The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.

20 \34:19\Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

21 \34:20\He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.

22 \34:21\Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

23 \34:22\The Lord will be the saviour of the souls of his servants, and no one who has faith in him will be put to shame.