A Psalm of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.
1I will bless the LORD at alltimesH6440: his praise shallcontinuallyוַיֵּלַֽךְ׃vai.ye.LakhH1980be in mymouthH6440.
2My soul shall makeherבְּכָל־be.kholH3605boastאֲבָרֲכָ֣ה'a.va.ra.KhahH1288in theLORDH3068: the meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3O magnify theLORDH3068withmeH5315, andletוְיִשְׂמָֽחוּ׃ve.yis.Ma.chuH8055usH5315exalt his name together.
4I sought theLORDH3068, and he answeredmeH7311, and deliveredmeH7311fromallיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162my fears.
5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces shall never be confounded.
6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved himoutוּ֝פְנֵיהֶ֗םu.fe.nei.HemH6440of all his troubles.
7The angel of theLORDH3068encampeth roundaboutשָׁמֵ֑עַsha.Me.a'H8085them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8O taste and see that theLORDH3068is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9O fear theLORDH3068, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
10The young lionsdoH369lackמַ֝חְס֗וֹרmach.SorH4270, and suffer hunger: but they that seek theLORDH3068shallnotH369wantH4270anyH369goodthingכִּי־ki-H3588.
11Come, ye children, hearken untomeוְדֹרְשֵׁ֥יve.do.re.SheiH1875: I will teachyouכָל־khol-H3605the fear of theLORDH3068.
12Whatmanבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13Keepלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14Depart fromevilH7451, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16Thefaceעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDH3068isagainstH413them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17The righteous cried, and theLORDH3068heard, and delivered themoutפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of all their troubles.
18TheLORDH3068is nigh unto them that are of a brokenheartשָׁמֵ֑עַsha.Me.a'H8085, and savethsuchוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605as be of a contrite spirit.
19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but theLORDH3068delivereth himoutוְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853of them all.
20He keepethallH3605his bones: not one of them is broken.
21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.
22TheLORDצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall becondemnedH816.
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