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| 1Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left. I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. | 1I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise will be in my mouth continuously. |
| 2I will glory in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. | 2My soul will glorify the LORD; the humble will hear about it and rejoice. |
| 3Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together. | 3Magnify the LORD with me! Let us lift up his name together! |
| 4I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. | 4I sought the LORD and he answered me; he delivered me from all of my fears. |
| 5Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. | 5Look to him and be radiant; and you will not be ashamed. |
| 6This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. | 6This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard and delivered him from all of his distress. |
| 7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. | 7The angel of the LORD surrounds those who fear him, and he delivers them. |
| 8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. | 8Taste and see that the LORD is good! How blessed is the person who trusts in him! |
| 9Fear the LORD, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing. | 9Fear the LORD, you holy ones of his; for those who fear him lack nothing. |
| 10The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. | 10Young lions lack and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD will never lack any good thing. |
| 11Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. | 11Come, children, listen to me, and I will teach you the fear of the LORD. |
| 12Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, | 12Who among you desires life, and wants long life in order to see good? |
| 13keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. | 13Then keep your tongue from doing evil and your lips from spreading lies. |
| 14Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | 14Avoid evil and do good! Seek peace and pursue it! |
| 15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry; | 15The LORD looks on the righteous, and he listens to their cries. |
| 16but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth. | 16The face of the LORD is set against those who do evil, and he will remove people's recollection of them from the earth. |
| 17The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. | 17The LORD hears those who cry out, and he delivers them from all their distress. |
| 18The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. | 18The LORD is close to the brokenhearted, and he delivers those whose spirit has been crushed. |
| 19The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all; | 19A righteous person will have many troubles, but the LORD will deliver him from them all. |
| 20he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken. | 20God protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken. |
| 21Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned. | 21Evil will kill the wicked; those who hate the righteous will be held guilty. |
| 22The LORD will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. | 22The LORD redeems the lives of his servants; and none of those who trust in him will be held guilty. |
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