| Berean Study Bible | King James Bible |
| 1Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. | 1A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. |
| 2My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice. | 2My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. |
| 3Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together. | 3O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. |
| 4I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. | 4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. |
| 5Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed. | 5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. |
| 6This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles. | 6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. |
| 7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them. | 7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. |
| 8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! | 8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. |
| 9Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. | 9O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. |
| 10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. | 10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. |
| 11Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. | 11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. |
| 12Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days? | 12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? |
| 13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. | 13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. |
| 14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | 14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. |
| 15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry. | 15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. |
| 16But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth. | 16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. |
| 17The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles. | 17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. |
| 18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit. | 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 delivers him from them all. | 19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. |
| 20He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken. | 20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. |
| 21Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned. | 21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. |
| 22The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned. | 22The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. |
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