Psalms - Chapter 34 - Bible Basic English
- Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.
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- \I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth.
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- \My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.
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- \O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.
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- \I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.
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- \Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed.
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- \This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.
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- \The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.
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- \By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.
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- \Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.
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- \The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.
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- \Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.
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- \What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?
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- \Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
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- \Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.
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- \The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.
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- \The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.
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- \The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.
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- \The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.
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- \Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.
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- \He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.
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- \Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.
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- \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.