The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God

A Psalm of David when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

34 I will bless the Lord at all times;His praise shall continually be in my mouth.² My soul shall make its boast in the Lord;The humble shall hear of it and be glad.³ Oh, magnify the Lord with me,And let us exalt His name together.

⁴ I sought the Lord, and He heard me,And delivered me from all my fears.⁵ They looked to Him and were radiant,And their faces were not ashamed.⁶ This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him,And saved him out of all his troubles.⁷ The angel^[a] of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him,And delivers them.

⁸ Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!⁹ Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints!There is no want to those who fear Him.¹⁰ The young lions lack and suffer hunger;But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.

¹¹ Come, you children, listen to me;I will teach you the fear of the Lord.¹² Who is the man who desires life,And loves many days, that he may see good?¹³ Keep your tongue from evil,And your lips from speaking deceit.¹⁴ Depart from evil and do good;Seek peace and pursue it.

¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,And His ears are open to their cry.¹⁶ The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷ The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,And delivers them out of all their troubles.¹⁸ The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous,But the Lord delivers him out of them all.²⁰ He guards all his bones;Not one of them is broken.²¹ Evil shall slay the wicked,And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.²² The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.