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34:1  (Of Dovid, when he feigned insanity before Avimelech, who drove him away, and he went out) I will make a bracha of praise unto Hashem at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
34:2  My nefesh shall make its boast in Hashem; the anavim (humble) shall hear thereof, and be glad.
34:3  O magnify Hashem with me, and let us exalt Shmo together.
34:4  I sought Hashem, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
34:5  They looked unto Him, and were radiant; and their panim were not ashamed.
34:6  The oni (poor man) cried, and Hashem heard him, and saved him out of all his tzoros.
34:7  The Malach Hashem encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.
34:8  O taste and see that Hashem is tov; ashrei is the man that taketh refuge in Him.
34:9  O fear Hashem, ye His Kedoshim; for there is no lack to them that fear Him.
34:10  The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek Hashem shall not lack any good thing.
34:11  Come, ye banim, pay heed unto me; I will teach you the fear of Hashem.
34:12  What ish is he that desireth chayyim, and loveth many days, that he may see tov?
34:13  Keep thy tongue from rah, and thy lips from speaking mirmah (guile, see Isaiah 53:9 where it says Moshiach will lack mirmah).
34:14  Depart from rah, and do tov; seek shalom, and pursue it.
34:15  The eyes of Hashem are upon the tzaddikim, and His ears open to their cry.
34:16  The face of Hashem is against them that do rah, to cut off the zekher (remembrance) of them from ha’aretz.
34:17  The tzaddikim cry, and Hashem heareth, and delivereth them out of all their tzoros.
34:18  Hashem is near unto them whose lev is broken; and saveth such whose ruach is contrite.
34:19  Many are the afflictions of the tzaddik; but Hashem delivereth him out of them all.
34:20  He keepeth shomer over all his bones; not one of them is broken [Yn 19:36].
34:21  Evil shall slay the resha’im; and they that hate the tzaddik shall be desolate.
34:22  Hashem redeemeth the nefesh of His avadim; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be condemned [see Ro 5:1; 8:1 OJBC].