A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. 8,6,8,6 ^1God will I bless all times; his praise my mouth shall still express. ^2My soul shall boast in God: the meek shall hear with joyfulness. ^3Extol the Lord with me, let us exalt his name together. ^4I sought the Lord, he heard, and did me from all fears deliver. ^5They look'd to him, and lighten'd were: not shamed were their faces. ^6This poor man cry'd, God heard, and sav'd him from all his distresses. ^7The angel of the Lord encamps, and round encompasseth All those about that do him fear, and them delivereth. ^8O taste and see that God is good: who trusts in him is bless'd. ^9Fear God his saints: none that him fear shall be with want oppress'd. ^10The lions young may hungry be, and they may lack their food: But they that truly seek the Lord shall not lack any good. ^11O children, hither do ye come, and unto me give ear; I shall you teach to understand how ye the Lord should fear. ^12What man is he that life desires, to see good would live long? ^13Thy lips refrain from speaking guile, and from ill words thy tongue. ^14Depart from ill, do good, seek peace, pursue it earnestly. ^15God's eyes are on the just; his ears are open to their cry. ^16The face of God is set against those that do wickedly, That he may quite out from the earth cut off their memory. ^17The righteous cry unto the Lord, he unto them gives ear; And they out of their troubles all by him deliver'd are. ^18The Lord is ever nigh to them that be of broken sp'rit; To them he safety doth afford that are in heart contrite. ^19The troubles that afflict the just in number many be; But yet at length out of them all the Lord doth set him free. ^20He carefully his bones doth keep, whatever can befall; That not so much as one of them can broken be at all. ^21Ill shall the wicked slay; laid waste shall be who hate the just. ^22The Lord redeems his servants' souls; none perish that him trust. |