1 God will I bless all times; his praisemy mouth shall still express.
2 My soul shall boast in God: the meekshall hear with joyfulness.
3 Extol the Lord with me, let usexalt his name together.
4 I sought the Lord, he heard, and didme from all fears deliver.
5 They look'd to him, and lighten'd were:not shamed were their faces.
6 This poor man cry'd, God heard, and sav'dhim from all his distresses.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps,and round encompassethAll those about that do him fear,and them delivereth.
8 O taste and see that God is good:who trusts in him is bless'd.
9 Fear God his saints: none that him fearshall be with want oppress'd.
10 The lions young may hungry be,and they may lack their food:But they that truly seek the Lordshall not lack any good.
11 O children, hither do ye come,and unto me give ear;I shall you teach to understandhow ye the Lord should fear.
12 What man is he that life desires,to see good would live long?
13 Thy lips refrain from speaking guile,and from ill words thy tongue.
14 Depart from ill, do good, seek peace,pursue it earnestly.
15 God's eyes are on the just; his earsare open to their cry.
16 The face of God is set againstthose that do wickedly,That he may quite out from the earthcut off their memory.
17 The righteous cry unto the Lord,he unto them gives ear;And they out of their troubles allby him deliver'd are.
18 The Lord is ever nigh to themthat be of broken sp'rit;To them he safety doth affordthat are in heart contrite.
19 The troubles that afflict the justin number many be;But yet at length out of them allthe Lord doth set him free.
20 He carefully his bones doth keep,whatever can befall;That not so much as one of themcan broken be at all.
21 Ill shall the wicked slay; laid wasteshall be who hate the just.
22 The Lord redeems his servants' souls;none perish that him trust.