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Psalm 34 KJV

A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.

א Aleph

1. I will bless the LORD at all times:

His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

 

ב Bet

2. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD:

The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

 

ג Gimel

3O. magnify the LORD with me,

And let us exalt his name together.

 

ד Dalet

4. I sought the LORD, and he heard me,

And delivered me from all my fears.

 

ה He

5. They looked unto him, and were lightened:

And their faces were not ashamed.

 

ז Zain

6. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him,

And saved him out of all his troubles.

 

ח Het

7. The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,

And delivereth them.

 

ט Tet

8. O taste and see that the LORD is good:

Blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

 

י Yod

9. O fear the LORD, ye his saints:

For there is no want to them that fear him.

 

כ Kaph

10. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger:

But they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

 

ל Lamed

11. Come, ye children, hearken unto me:

I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

 

מ Mem

12. What man is he that desireth life,

And loveth many days, that he may see good?

 

נ Nun

13. Keep thy tongue from evil,

And thy lips from speaking guile.

 

ס Samek

14. Depart from evil, and do good;

Seek peace, and pursue it.

 

ע Ain

15. The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous,

And his ears are open unto their cry.

 

פ Pe

16. The face of the LORD is against them that do evil,

To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

 

צ Zade

17. The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth,

And delivereth them out of all their troubles.

 

ק Qoph

18. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;

And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

 

ר Resh

19. Many are the afflictions of the righteous:

But the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

 

ש Shin

20. He keepeth all his bones:

Not one of them is broken.

 

ת Taw

21. Evil shall slay the wicked:

And they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

22. The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants:

And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

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