Tehillim

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לְדָוִד בְּשַׁנּוֹתוֹ אֶת טַעְמוֹ לִפְנֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַיְגָרֲשֵׁהוּ וַיֵּלַךְ:

Of David, when he disguised his sanity before Abimelech, whereupon he drove him out and he departed.

אֲבָרֲכָה אֶת יְהוָה בְּכָל עֵת תָּמִיד תְּהִלָּתוֹ בְּפִי:

I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise is always in my mouth.

בַּיהוָה תִּתְהַלֵּל נַפְשִׁי יִשְׁמְעוּ עֲנָוִים וְיִשְׂמָחוּ:

My soul boasts of the Lord; may the humble hear and rejoice.

גַּדְּלוּ לַיהוָה אִתִּי וּנְרוֹמְמָה שְׁמוֹ יַחְדָּו:

Declare the greatness of the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.

דָּרַשְׁתִּי אֶת יְהוָה וְעָנָנִי וּמִכָּל מְגוּרוֹתַי הִצִּילָנִי:

I sought the Lord and He answered me, and He delivered me from all my terrors.

הִבִּיטוּ אֵלָיו וְנָהָרוּ וּפְנֵיהֶם אַל יֶחְפָּרוּ:

They looked to Him and they became radiant, and their faces will not be ashamed.

זֶה עָנִי קָרָא וַיהוָה שָׁמֵעַ וּמִכָּל צָרוֹתָיו הוֹשִׁיעוֹ:

This poor man called and the Lord heard, and He saved him from all his troubles.

חֹנֶה מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה סָבִיב לִירֵאָיו וַיְחַלְּצֵם:

An angel of the Lord is stationed around those who fear Him, and He saved them.

טַעֲמוּ וּרְאוּ כִּי טוֹב יְהוָה אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר יֶחֱסֶה בּוֹ:

Comprehend and see that the Lord is good; praiseworthy is the man who takes shelter in Him.

יְראוּ אֶת יְהוָה קְדֹשָׁיו כִּי אֵין מַחְסוֹר לִירֵאָיו:

Fear the Lord, His holy ones; for there is no want to those who fear Him.

כְּפִירִים רָשׁוּ וְרָעֵבוּ וְדֹרְשֵׁי יְהוָה לֹא יַחְסְרוּ כָל טוֹב:

Young lions suffer want and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good.

לְכוּ בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ לִי יִרְאַת יְהוָה אֲלַמֶּדְכֶם:

Come, children, hearken to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

מִי הָאִישׁ הֶחָפֵץ חַיִּים אֹהֵב יָמִים לִרְאוֹת טוֹב:

Who is the man who desires life, who loves days to see goodness?

נְצֹר לְשׁוֹנְךָ מֵרָע וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָה:

Guard your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceitfully.

סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ:

Shun evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it.

עֵינֵי יְהוָה אֶל צַדִּיקִים וְאָזְנָיו אֶל שַׁוְעָתָם:

The eyes of the Lord are to the righteous, and His ears are to their cry.

פְּנֵי יְהוָה בְּעֹשֵׂי רָע לְהַכְרִית מֵאֶרֶץ זִכְרָם:

The face of the Lord is against evildoers, to cut off their remembrance from the earth.

צָעֲקוּ וַיהוָה שָׁמֵעַ וּמִכָּל צָרוֹתָם הִצִּילָם:

They cry out and the Lord hearkens, and He saves them from all their troubles.

קָרוֹב יְהוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי לֵב וְאֶת דַּכְּאֵי רוּחַ יוֹשִׁיעַ:

The Lord is near to the broken-hearted, and He saves those of crushed spirit.

רַבּוֹת רָעוֹת צַדִּיק וּמִכֻּלָּם יַצִּילֶנּוּ יְהוָה:

Many evils befall the righteous, but the Lord saves him from them all.

שֹׁמֵר כָּל עַצְמוֹתָיו אַחַת מֵהֵנָּה לֹא נִשְׁבָּרָה:

He guards all his bones; not one of them was broken.

תְּמוֹתֵת רָשָׁע רָעָה וְשֹׂנְאֵי צַדִּיק יֶאְשָׁמוּ:

Evil will kill the wicked, and those who hate the righteous shall be accounted guilty.

פּוֹדֶה יְהוָה נֶפֶשׁ עֲבָדָיו וְלֹא יֶאְשְׁמוּ כָּל הַחֹסִים בּוֹ:

The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, and all who take refuge in Him shall not be accounted guilty.