Psalms 34

¹A Psalme of Dauid, when he changed his behauiour before Abimelech, who droue him away, and he departed. I will alway giue thankes vnto the Lord: his praise shalbe in my mouth continually.

²My soule shall glory in the Lord: the humble shall heare it, and be glad.

³Praise ye the Lord with me, and let vs magnifie his Name together.

⁴I sought the Lord, and he heard me: yea, he deliuered me out of all my feare.

⁵They shall looke vnto him, and runne to him: and their faces shall not be ashamed, saying,

⁶This poore man cryed, and the Lord heard him, and saued him out of all his troubles.

⁷The Angel of the Lord pitcheth round about them, that feare him, and deliuereth them.

⁸Taste ye and see, howe gratious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

⁹Feare the Lord, ye his Saintes: for nothing wanteth to them that feare him.

¹⁰The lyons doe lacke and suffer hunger, but they, which seeke the Lord, shall want nothing that is good.

¹¹Come children, hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of the Lord.

¹²What man is he, that desireth life, and loueth long dayes for to see good?

¹³Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.

¹⁴Eschewe euill and doe good: seeke peace and follow after it.

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are vpon the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their crie.

¹⁶But the face of the Lord is against them that doe euill, to cut off their remembrance from the earth.

¹⁷The righteous crie, and the Lord heareth them, and deliuereth them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸The Lord is neere vnto them that are of a contrite heart, and will saue such as be afflicted in Spirite.

¹⁹Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the Lord deliuereth him out of them all.

²⁰He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

²¹But malice shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous, shall perish.

²²The Lord redeemeth the soules of his seruants: and none, that trust in him, shall perish.

Psalms 34

¹I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

²My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

³O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

⁴I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

⁵They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

⁶This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

⁸O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

⁹O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

¹⁰The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

¹¹Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

¹²What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

¹³Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

¹⁴Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

¹⁶The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

¹⁹Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

²¹Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

²²The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.