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Psalm 34
- I will praise the LORD at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises.
- I will boast only in the LORD;
let all who are helpless take heart.
- Come, let us tell of the LORD's greatness;
let us exalt his name together.
- I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me.
He freed me from all my fears.
- Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy;
no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
- In my desperation I prayed, and the LORD listened;
he saved me from all my troubles.
- For the angel of the LORD is a guard;
he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
- Taste and see that the LORD is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
- Fear the LORD, you his godly people,
for those who fear him will have all they need.
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Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the LORD will lack no good thing.
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Come, my children, and listen to me, and I will teach you to fear the LORD.
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Does anyone want to live a life
that is long and prosperous?
- Then keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies!
- Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
- The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right;
his ears are open to their cries for help.
- But the LORD turns his face against those who do evil;
he will erase their memory from the earth.
- The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help.
He rescues them from all their troubles.
- The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
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The righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD comes to the rescue each time.
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For the LORD protects the bones of the righteous;
not one of them is broken!
- Calamity will surely destroy the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.
- But the LORD will redeem those who serve him.
No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.