The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God
A
Psalm
of David
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when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.
1 I willbless theLordat all times;
His praiseshallcontinuallybein my mouth.
2 My soul shall make its boast in theLord;
The humble shall hearofitand be glad.
3 Oh, magnify theLordwith me,
And let us exalt His name together.
4 Isought theLord, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried out, and theLordheardhim,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of theLordencamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them.
8 Oh,taste and see that theLordisgood;
# Blessedisthe manwhotrusts in Him!
9 Oh, fear theLord, you His saints!
Thereisno want to those who fear Him.
10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
# But those who seek theLordshall not lack any goodthing.
11 Come, you children, listen to me;
# I will teach you the fear of theLord.
12 Whoisthe manwhodesires life,
And lovesmanydays, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil,
# And your lips from speakingdeceit.
14 Depart from evil and do good;
# Seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of theLordareon the righteous,
And His earsareopento their cry.
16 The face of theLordisagainst those who do evil,
# To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 Therighteouscry out, andtheLordhears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 TheLordisnearto those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
19 Manyarethe afflictions of the righteous,
# But theLorddelivers him out of them all.
20 He guards all his bones;
# Not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
22 TheLordredeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.