1 Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.
2 \34:1\I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth.
3 \34:2\My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.
4 \34:3\O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.
5 \34:4\I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.
6 \34:5\Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed.
7 \34:6\This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.
8 \34:7\The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.
9 \34:8\By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.
10 \34:9\Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.
11 \34:10\The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.
12 \34:11\Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.
13 \34:12\What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?
14 \34:13\Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
15 \34:14\Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.
16 \34:15\The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.
17 \34:16\The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.
18 \34:17\The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.
19 \34:18\The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.
20 \34:19\Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.
21 \34:20\He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.
22 \34:21\Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.
23 \34:22\The Lord will be the saviour of the souls of his servants, and no one who has faith in him will be put to shame.
1 我要时常称颂耶和华， 赞美他的话必常在我口中。
2 我的心要因耶和华夸耀， 困苦的人听见了就喜乐。
3 你们要跟我一起尊耶和华为大， 我们来一同高举他的名。
4 我曾求问耶和华， 他应允了我， 救我脱离一切恐惧。
5 人仰望他， 就有光彩， 他们的脸必不蒙羞。
6 我这困苦人呼求， 耶和华就垂听， 拯救我脱离一切患难。
7 耶和华的使者， 在敬畏他的人周围扎营， 搭救他们。
8 你们要亲自体验， 就知道耶和华是美善的； 投靠他的人， 都是有福的。
9 耶和华的圣民哪！ 你们要敬畏他， 因为敬畏他的一无所缺。
10 少壮狮子有时还缺食挨饿， 但寻求耶和华的， 什么好处都不缺。
11 孩子们！ 你们要来听我； 我要教导你们敬畏耶和华。
12 谁喜爱生命， 爱慕长寿， 享受美福，
13 就要禁止舌头不出恶言， 嘴唇不说诡诈的话；
14 也要离恶行善， 寻找并追求和睦。
15 耶和华的眼睛看顾义人， 他的耳朵垂听他们的呼求。
16 耶和华的脸敌对作恶的人， 要把他们的名从世上除掉。
17 义人哀求， 耶和华就垂听， 搭救他们脱离一切患难，
18 耶和华亲近心中破碎的人， 拯救灵里痛悔的人，
19 义人虽有许多苦难， 但耶和华搭救他脱离这一切。
20 耶和华保全他一身的骨头， 连一根也不容折断。
21 恶人必被恶害死； 憎恨义人的， 必被定罪。
22 耶和华救赎他仆人的性命； 凡是投靠他的， 必不被定罪。