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The LORD, a Provider and the One Who Rescues Me.

¹ I will ^(C1)bless the LORD at all times;
His ^(C2)praise shall continually be in my mouth.

² My soul ^(C1)makes its boast in the LORD;
The ^(C2)humble and downtrodden will hear it and rejoice.

³ O ^(F1)(C1)magnify the LORD with me,
And let us ^(C2)lift up His name together.

⁴ I ^(C1)sought the LORD on the authority of His word, and He answered me,
And ^(C2)delivered me from all my fears. ^(VR1)

⁵ They ^(C1)looked to Him and were radiant;
Their faces will ^(C2)never blush in shame or confusion.

⁶ This poor man cried, and ^(C1)the LORD heard him
And saved him from all his troubles.

⁷ The ^(F1)(C1)angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience,
And He rescues each of them. ^(VR1)

⁸ O ^(C1)taste and see that the LORD our God is good;
^(C2)How blessed fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God is the man who takes refuge in Him. ^(VR1)

⁹ O reverently fear the LORD, you ^(C1)His saints (believers, holy ones);
For to those who fear Him there is ^(C2)no want.

¹⁰ The young lions lack food and grow hungry,
But they who seek the LORD will ^(C1)not lack any good thing.

^11 (C1)Come, you children, listen to me;
^(C2)I will teach you to ^(C3)fear the LORD with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience.

^12 (C1)Who is the man who desires life
And loves many days, that he may ^(C2)see good?

¹³ Keep ^(C1)your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking ^(C2)deceit.

^14 (C1)Turn away from evil and do good;
Seek peace and ^(C2)pursue it.

¹⁵ The ^(C1)eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous those with moral courage and spiritual integrity
And His ears are open to their cry.

¹⁶ The ^(C1)face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
To ^(C2)cut off the memory of them from the earth. ^(VR1)

¹⁷ When the righteous ^(C1)cry for help, the LORD hears
And rescues them from all their distress and troubles.

¹⁸ The LORD ^(C1)is near to the ^(C2)heartbroken
And He saves those who are ^(C3)crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).

^19 (C1)Many ^(C2)hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous,
But the LORD ^(C3)rescues him from them all.

²⁰ He keeps all his bones;
^(C1)Not one of them is broken. ^(VR1)

^21 (C1)Evil will cause the death of the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty and will be condemned.

²² The LORD ^(C1)redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who ^(C2)take refuge in Him will be condemned.