^1aA Psalm of David when he changed his behaviour in the presence of Abimelech, so that he drove him out and he went away.

^1bI will bless the Lord at all times;

Praise of him is constantly in my mouth.

²My being will be praised because of the Lord;

The meek will hear it and rejoice.

³Extol the Lord with me,

And let us exalt his name together.

⁴When I sought the Lord,

He answered me,

And he delivered me from all my fears.

⁵They looked to him and brightened up,

And their faces were not ashamed.

⁶There was a certain poor man

Who called out,

And the Lord heard him

And saved him from all his adversities.

⁷The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,

And he delivers them.

Happy is the man who trusts in him.

⁹Fear the Lord, you holy ones of his,

For those who fear him have no lack of anything.

¹⁰Lion cubs are reduced,

And they hunger,

But those who seek the Lord

Will not suffer lack of any good thing.

¹¹Come, you sons, and listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

To cut off the memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷They call out,

And the Lord hears,

And he delivers them from all their adversities.

¹⁸The Lord is near to the brokenhearted,

And he saves those of contrite spirit.

¹⁹Many are the woes of the righteous man,

But the Lord delivers him from all of them.

²¹Evil will slay the wicked,

And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty.

²²The Lord redeems the life of his servants,

And none of those who trust in him

Shall be held guilty.

Reference(s) in Chapter 34: v.8 ↔ 1 Peter 2:3 ● v.12 ↔ 1 Peter 3:10 ● v.13 ↔ 1 Peter 3:10 ● v.14 ↔ 1 Peter 3:11 ● v.15 ↔ 1 Peter 3:12 ● v.16 ↔ 1 Peter 3:12 ● v.20 ↔ John 19:36.