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Psalms 34

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ [1] ⓐ I [2] will praise the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. ⓑ

² I will boast in the LORD; ⓒ the humble will hear and be glad. ⓓ

³ Proclaim Yahweh’s greatness with me; ⓔ let us exalt His name together. ⓕ

⁴ I sought the LORD, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears. ⓖ

⁵ Those who look to Him are [3] radiant with joy; ⓗ their faces will never be ashamed. ⓘ

⁶ This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him from all his troubles. ⓙ

⁷ The Angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and rescues them. ⓚ

⁸ Taste and see that the LORD is good. ⓛ How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him! ⓜ

⁹ You who are His holy ones, fear Yahweh, for those who fear Him lack nothing. ⓝ

¹⁰ Young lions [4] lack food and go hungry, ⓞ but those who seek the LORD will not lack any good thing. ⓟ

¹¹ Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. ⓠ

¹² Who is the man who delights in life, loving a long life to enjoy what is good? ⓡ

¹³ Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. ⓢ

¹⁴ Turn away from evil and do what is good; ⓣ seek peace and pursue it. ⓤ

¹⁵ The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry for help. ⓥ

¹⁶ The face of the LORD is set against those who do what is evil, ⓦ to erase [5] all memory of them from the earth. ⓧ

¹⁷ The righteous [6] cry out, and the LORD hears, and delivers them from all their troubles. ⓨ

¹⁸ The LORD is near the brokenhearted; He saves those crushed in spirit. ⓩ

¹⁹ Many adversities come to the one who is righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. ⓐ

²⁰ He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken. ⓑ

²² The LORD redeems the life of His servants, and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished. ⓓ

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1	[1] ⓐ I [2] will praise the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. ⓑ
2	I will boast in the LORD; ⓒ the humble will hear and be glad. ⓓ
3	Proclaim Yahweh’s greatness with me; ⓔ let us exalt His name together. ⓕ
4	I sought the LORD, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears. ⓖ
5	Those who look to Him are [3] radiant with joy; ⓗ their faces will never be ashamed. ⓘ
6	This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him from all his troubles. ⓙ
7	The Angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and rescues them. ⓚ
8	Taste and see that the LORD is good. ⓛ How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him! ⓜ
9	You who are His holy ones, fear Yahweh, for those who fear Him lack nothing. ⓝ
10	Young lions [4] lack food and go hungry, ⓞ but those who seek the LORD will not lack any good thing. ⓟ
11	Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. ⓠ
12	Who is the man who delights in life, loving a long life to enjoy what is good? ⓡ
13	Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. ⓢ
14	Turn away from evil and do what is good; ⓣ seek peace and pursue it. ⓤ
15	The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry for help. ⓥ
16	The face of the LORD is set against those who do what is evil, ⓦ to erase [5] all memory of them from the earth. ⓧ
17	The righteous [6] cry out, and the LORD hears, and delivers them from all their troubles. ⓨ
18	The LORD is near the brokenhearted; He saves those crushed in spirit. ⓩ
19	Many adversities come to the one who is righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. ⓐ
20	He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken. ⓑ
21	Evil brings death to the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be punished. ⓒ
22	The LORD redeems the life of His servants, and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished. ⓓ

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