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O SENHOR é fiel

Salmo de Davi, quando ele fingiu estar maluco e Abimeleque o mandou embora.

34 Louvarei o SENHOR em todo momento,
    terei sempre um cântico de louvor na minha boca.
O SENHOR é a glória da minha vida!
    Os necessitados que ouçam e se alegrem!
Exaltem o SENHOR comigo!
    Louvemos o seu nome juntos!

Eu pedi ajuda ao SENHOR e ele me respondeu,
    ele me salvou de todos os meus medos.
Aqueles que olharem para ele ficarão radiantes de alegria,
    nunca ficarão desiludidos.
Eu estava aflito, pedi ajuda ao SENHOR,
    e ele escutou e me livrou de todos os meus perigos.
O anjo do SENHOR acampa ao redor dos que o temem
    e proteção recebem de todo perigo.

Provem, vejam como o SENHOR é bom!
    Feliz é aquele que se protege nele.
Temam ao SENHOR, vocês que são os seus santos,
    porque nada falta aos que o temem.
10 Até os mais ricos[a] passam fome, porque lhes falta comida.
    Mas nada faltará àqueles que procuram a ajuda do SENHOR.
11 Venham, meus filhos, escutem.
    Eu lhes ensinarei a temer o SENHOR.
12 Quem ama a vida
    e deseja ter uma vida feliz,
13 tenha cuidado para não falar mal de ninguém
    e para não mentir.
14 Afaste-se do mal e faça o bem;
    procure a paz e não desista até alcançá-la.

15 O SENHOR cuida dos justos
    e ouve as suas orações.
16 Mas o SENHOR se opõe aos injustos;
    eles morrem e serão esquecidos imediatamente.

17 Os justos oram ao SENHOR e serão ouvidos.
    Ele os salvará de todos os perigos.
18 O SENHOR está pronto para ajudar os que sofrem,
    ele salva os que perderam a esperança.

19 Se alguém é justo, pode passar por muitas dificuldades,
    mas o SENHOR o livra de todas elas.
20 Ele o protege completamente;
    nenhum dos seus ossos será quebrado.
21 Os maus serão destruídos pela sua própria maldade,
    os inimigos dos justos serão castigados.
22 O SENHOR protege a vida dos seus servos,
    e os que procuram a sua proteção não serão condenados.

Footnotes

  1. 34.10 ricos Segundo a LXX, a versão siríaca e a Vulgata latina. O TM tem: “leões”.

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

A Psalm of David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him out, and he went away.

34 I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
The humble and downtrodden will hear it and rejoice.

O [a]magnify the Lord with me,
And let us lift up His name together.


I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.(A)

They looked to Him and were radiant;
Their faces will never blush in shame or confusion.

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
And saved him from all his troubles.

The [b]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.(B)


O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him.(C)

O [reverently] fear the Lord, you His saints (believers, holy ones);
For to those who fear Him there is no want.
10 
The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry,
But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.
11 
Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you to fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience].
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 
Turn away from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.

15 
The 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 face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
To cut off the memory of them from the earth.(D)
17 
When the righteous cry [for help], the Lord hears
And rescues them from all their distress and troubles.
18 
The Lord is near to the heartbroken
And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).

19 
Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous,
But the Lord rescues him from them all.
20 
He keeps all his bones;
Not one of them is broken.(E)
21 
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 redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 34:3 The ancient rabbis applied this verse specifically to the saying of grace after a meal and instituted the practice of zimmum (“invitation”) as a religious duty for three or more men who had eaten together. They were to invite one another to say the blessing. One then said the blessing and the others were required to say “Amen” in voices no louder than that of the speaker of the blessing, based on the word together. It was also taught that all the participants in the blessing receive a reward from God.
  2. Psalm 34:7 See note Gen 16:7.

34 1 After David had escaped Achish, according as it is written in 1 Sam. 2:11, whom in this title he calleth Abimelech (which was a general name to all the Kings of the Philistines) he praiseth God for his deliverance, 3 provoking all others by his example to trust in God, to fear and serve him, 7 who defendeth the godly with his Angels, 16 and utterly destroyeth the wicked in their sins.

A Psalm of David, when he changeth his behavior before Abimelech, who drave him away, and he departed.

I will [a]always give thanks unto the Lord: his praise shall be in my mouth continually.

My soul shall glory in the Lord: the [b]humble shall hear it and be glad.

Praise ye the Lord with me, and let us magnify his Name together.

I sought the Lord, and he heard me: yea, he delivered me out of all my [c]fear.

They [d]shall look unto him, and run to him: and their faces shall not be ashamed, saying,

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

The [e]Angel of the Lord pitched round about them, that fear him, and delivereth them.

Taste ye and see, how gracious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Fear the Lord ye his Saints: for nothing wanteth to them that fear him.

10 The [f]lions do lack and suffer hunger, but they which seek the Lord, shall [g]want nothing that is good.

11 Come children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the [h]fear of the Lord.

12 (A)What man is he that desireth life, and loveth long days for to [i]see good?

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

14 Eschew evil and do good: seek peace and follow after it.

15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

16 But the [j]face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off their remembrance from the earth.

17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is near unto them that are of a [k]contrite heart, and will save such as be afflicted in spirit.

19 Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

20 [l]He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

21 But malice shall slay the [m]wicked: and they that hate the righteous, shall perish.

22 The Lord [n]redeemeth the souls of his servants: and none that trust in him, shall perish.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 34:1 He promised never to become unmindful of God’s great benefit for his deliverance.
  2. Psalm 34:2 They that are beaten down with the experience of their own evils.
  3. Psalm 34:4 Which I conceived for the danger wherein I was.
  4. Psalm 34:5 They shall be bold to flee to thee for succor, when they shall see thy mercies toward me.
  5. Psalm 34:7 Though God’s power be sufficient to govern us, yet for man’s infirmity he appointeth his Angels to watch over us.
  6. Psalm 34:10 The godly by their patient obedience profit more than they which ravine and spoil.
  7. Psalm 34:10 If they abide the last trial.
  8. Psalm 34:11 That is, the true religion and worship of God.
  9. Psalm 34:12 Seeing all men naturally desire felicity, he wondereth why they cast themselves willingly into misery.
  10. Psalm 34:16 The anger of God doth not only destroy the wicked, but also abolisheth their name forever.
  11. Psalm 34:18 When they seem to be swallowed up with afflictions, then God is at hand to deliver them.
  12. Psalm 34:20 And as Christ saith, all the hairs of his head.
  13. Psalm 34:21 Their wicked enterprises shall turn to their own destruction.
  14. Psalm 34:22 For when they seem to be overcome with great dangers and death itself, then God showeth himself their redeemer.