Chapter Text
34:1 A Psalme of Dauid, when he changed his behauiour before Abimelech, who droue him away, and he departed. I will alway giue thankes vnto the Lord: his praise shalbe in my mouth continually.
34:2 My soule shall glory in the Lord: the humble shall heare it, and be glad.
34:3 Praise ye the Lord with me, and let vs magnifie his Name together.
34:4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me: yea, he deliuered me out of all my feare.
34:5 They shall looke vnto him, and runne to him: and their faces shall not be ashamed, saying,
34:6 This poore man cryed, and the Lord heard him, and saued him out of all his troubles.
34:7 The Angel of the Lord pitcheth round about them, that feare him, and deliuereth them.
34:8 Taste ye and see, howe gratious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
34:9 Feare the Lord, ye his Saintes: for nothing wanteth to them that feare him.
34:10 The lyons doe lacke and suffer hunger, but they, which seeke the Lord, shall want nothing that is good.
34:11 Come children, hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of the Lord.
34:12 What man is he, that desireth life, and loueth long dayes for to see good?
34:13 Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.
34:14 Eschewe euill and doe good: seeke peace and follow after it.
34:15 The eyes of the Lord are vpon the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their crie.
34:16 But the face of the Lord is against them that doe euill, to cut off their remembrance from the earth.
34:17 The righteous crie, and the Lord heareth them, and deliuereth them out of all their troubles.
34:18 The Lord is neere vnto them that are of a contrite heart, and will saue such as be afflicted in Spirite.
34:19 Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the Lord deliuereth him out of them all.
34:20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
34:21 But malice shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous, shall perish.
34:22 The Lord redeemeth the soules of his seruants: and none, that trust in him, shall perish.