1 Bendirei o Senhor o tempo todo! Os meus lábios sempre o louvarão.

2 Minha alma se gloriará no Senhor; ouçam os oprimidos e se alegrem.

3 Proclamem a grandeza do Senhor comigo; juntos exaltemos o seu nome.

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

5 Os que olham para ele estão radiantes de alegria; seus rostos jamais mostrarão decepção.

6 Este pobre homem clamou, e o Senhor o ouviu; e o libertou de todas as suas tribulações.

7 O anjo do Senhor é sentinela ao redor daqueles que o temem, e os livra.

8 Provem, e vejam como o Senhor é bom. Como é feliz o homem que nele se refugia!

9 Temam o Senhor, vocês que são os seus santos, pois nada falta aos que o temem.

10 Os leões podem passar necessidade e fome, mas os que buscam o Senhor de nada têm falta.

11 Venham, meus filhos, ouçam-me; eu lhes ensinarei o temor do Senhor.

12 Quem de vocês quer amar a vida e deseja ver dias felizes?

13 Guarde a sua língua do mal e os seus lábios da falsidade.

14 Afaste-se do mal e faça o bem; busque a paz com perseverança.

15 Os olhos do Senhor voltam-se para os justos e os seus ouvidos estão atentos ao seu grito de socorro;

16 o rosto do Senhor volta-se contra os que praticam o mal, para apagar da terra a memória deles.

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

18 O Senhor está perto dos que têm o coração quebrantado e salva os de espírito abatido.

19 O justo passa por muitas adversidades, mas o Senhor o livra de todas;

20 protege todos os seus ossos; nenhum deles será quebrado.

21 A desgraça matará os ímpios; os que odeiam o justo serão condenados.

22 O Senhor redime a vida dos seus servos; ninguém que nele se refugia será condenado.

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.