Psalm 34

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1 I will alway give | thanks un•to the | Lord; ||

his praise shall | 3 ever be | in my | mouth. ||

2 My soul shall make her | boast • in the | Lord; ||

the humble shall | hear there- | of, • and be | glad. ||

3 O praise the | Lord with | me, ||

and let us | magni•fy his | Name to- | gether. ||

4 I sought the | 3 Lord, and • he | heard me; ||

yea, he de- | livered me • out of | all my | fear. ||

5 They had an eye unto | him, • and were | lightened; ||

and their | 3 faces were | not a- | shamed. ||

6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him; * yea, and saveth him out of | all his | troubles. ||

7 The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that | fear him, | and de- | livereth • them. ||

8 O taste, and see, how | 3 gracious the | Lord is: ||

blessed is the | man that | 3 trusteth in | him. ||

9 O fear the Lord, | ye that • are his | saints; ||

for | they that • fear | him lack | nothing. ||

10 The lions do | lack, and • suffer | hunger; ||

but they who seek the Lord shall want no | 3 manner of | thing • that is | good. ||

11 Come, ye children, and | hearken • unto | me; ||

I will | teach • you the | fear • of the | Lord. ||

12 What man is he that | 3 lusteth to | live, ||

and would | fain | see good | days? ||

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they | speak no | guile. ||

14 Eschew evil, and do | good; * seek | peace, • and en- | sue it. ||

15 The eyes of the Lord are | 3 over the | righteous, ||

and his ears are | open | 3 unto their | prayers. ||

16 The countenance of the Lord is against 3 them | that do | evil, ||

to root out the re- | membrance • of them | from the | earth. ||

17 The righteous | cry, and the • Lord | heareth • them, ||

and de- | livereth them • out of | all their | troubles. ||

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a | contrite | heart, ||

and will save such as 3 be | of an | humble | spirit. ||

19 Great are the | troubles • of the | righteous; ||

but the Lord de- | livereth • him | out of | all. ||

20 He keepeth | all his | bones, ||

so that not | one of | them is | broken. ||

21 But misfortune shall | slay • the un- | godly; ||

and they that hate the | righteous | shall be | deso•late. ||

22 The Lord delivereth the | 3 souls of • his | servants; ||

and all they that put their trust in | him shall | not be | desti•tute. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||