A psalm of David, regarding the time he pretended to be insane in front of Abimelech, who sent him away.
1 I will praise theLordat all times.
I will constantly speak his praises.
2 I will boast only in theLord;
let all who are helpless take heart.
3 Come, let us tell of theLord’s greatness;
let us exalt his name together.
4 I prayed to theLord, and he answered me.
He freed me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy;
no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
6 In my desperation I prayed, and theLordlistened;
he saved me from all my troubles.
7 For the angel of theLordis a guard;
he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
8 Taste and see that theLordis good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
9 Fear theLord, you his godly people,
for those who fear him will have all they need.
10 Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
but those who trust in theLordwill lack no good thing.
11 Come, my children, and listen to me,
and I will teach you to fear theLord.
12 Does anyone want to live a life
that is long and prosperous?
13 Then keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies!
14 Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
15 The eyes of theLordwatch over those who do right;
his ears are open to their cries for help.
16 But theLordturns his face against those who do evil;
he will erase their memory from the earth.
17 TheLordhears his people when they call to him for help.
He rescues them from all their troubles.
18 TheLordis close to the brokenhearted;
he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
19 The righteous person faces many troubles,
but theLordcomes to the rescue each time.
20 For theLordprotects the bones of the righteous;
not one of them is broken!
21 Calamity will surely destroy the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.
22 But theLordwill redeem those who serve him.
No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
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