| Chapter 34 |
1 | Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.
I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth.
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2 | My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.
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3 | O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.
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4 | I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.
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5 | Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed.
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6 | This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.
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7 | The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.
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8 | By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.
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9 | Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.
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10 | The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.
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11 | Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.
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12 | What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?
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13 | Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
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14 | Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.
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15 | The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.
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16 | The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.
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17 | The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.
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18 | The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.
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19 | Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.
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20 | He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.
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21 | Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.
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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.
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