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¹ I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall be continually in my mouth. ² My soul shall boast herself in the Lord: let the meek hear, and rejoice. ³ Magnify ye the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. ⁴ I sought the Lord diligently, and he hearkened to me, and delivered me from all my sojournings. ⁵ Draw near to him, and be enlightened: and your faces shall not by any means be ashamed. ⁶ This poor man cried, and the Lord hearkened to him, and delivered him out of all his afflictions. ⁷ The angel of the Lord will encamp round about them that fear him, and will deliver them. ⁸ Taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man who hopes in him. ⁹ Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. ¹⁰ The rich have become poor and hungry: but they that seek the Lord diligently shall not want any good thing. Pause.

¹¹ Come, ye children, hear me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. ¹² What man is there that desires life, loving to see good days? ¹³ Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. ¹⁴ Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. ¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer: ¹⁶ but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to destroy their memorial from the earth. The righteous cried, and the Lord hearkened to them, ¹⁷ and delivered them out of all their afflictions. ¹⁸ The Lord is near to them that are of a contrite heart; and will save the lowly in spirit. ¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but out of them all Lord will deliver them. ²⁰ He keeps all their bones: not one of them shall be broken. ²¹ The death of sinners is evil: and they that hate righteousness will go wrong. ²² The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants: and none of those that hope in him shall go wrong.