1 Bendirei o Senhor o tempo todo! Os meus lábios sempre o louvarão.2 Minha alma se gloriará no Senhor; ouçam os oprimidos e se alegrem.3 Proclamem a grandeza do Senhor comigo; juntos exaltemos o seu nome.4 Busquei o Senhor, e ele me respondeu; livrou-me de todos os meus temores.5 Os que olham para ele estão radiantes de alegria; seus rostos jamais mostrarão decepção.6 Este pobre homem clamou, e o Senhor o ouviu; e o libertou de todas as suas tribulações.7 O anjo do Senhor é sentinela ao redor daqueles que o temem, e os livra.8 Provem, e vejam como o Senhor é bom. Como é feliz o homem que nele se refugia!9 Temam o Senhor, vocês que são os seus santos, pois nada falta aos que o temem.10 Os leões podem passar necessidade e fome, mas os que buscam o Senhor de nada têm falta.11 Venham, meus filhos, ouçam-me; eu lhes ensinarei o temor do Senhor.12 Quem de vocês quer amar a vida e deseja ver dias felizes?13 Guarde a sua língua do mal e os seus lábios da falsidade.14 Afaste-se do mal e faça o bem; busque a paz com perseverança.15 Os olhos do Senhor voltam-se para os justos e os seus ouvidos estão atentos ao seu grito de socorro;16 o rosto do Senhor volta-se contra os que praticam o mal, para apagar da terra a memória deles.17 Os justos clamam, o Senhor os ouve e os livra de todas as suas tribulações.18 O Senhor está perto dos que têm o coração quebrantado e salva os de espírito abatido.19 O justo passa por muitas adversidades, mas o Senhor o livra de todas;20 protege todos os seus ossos; nenhum deles será quebrado.21 A desgraça matará os ímpios; os que odeiam o justo serão condenados.22 O Senhor redime a vida dos seus servos; ninguém que nele se refugia será condenado.

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.