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

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

^(C1)Exalt the LORD with me, And let's ^(C2)exalt His name together.

I ^(C1)sought the LORD and He answered me, And ^(C2)rescued me from all my fears.

They ^(C1)looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces will ^(C2)never be ashamed.

This wretched man cried out, and ^(C1)the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

The ^(C1)angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them.

^(C1)Taste and see that the LORD is good; How ^(C2)blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Fear the LORD, you ^(C1)His saints; For to those who fear Him there is ^(C2)no lack of anything.

The young lions do without and suffer hunger; But they who seek the LORD will ^(C1)not lack any good thing.

^(C1)Come, you children, listen to me; ^(C2)I will teach you ^(C3)the fear of the LORD.

^(C1)Who is the person who desires life And loves length of days, that he may ^(C2)see good?

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

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

The ^(C1)eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, And His ears are toward their cry for help.

The ^(C1)face of the LORD is against evildoers, To ^(C2)eliminate the memory of them from the earth.

The righteous ^(C1)cry out, and the LORD hears And rescues them from all their troubles.

The LORD ^(C1)is near to the ^(C2)brokenhearted And saves those who are ^(F1)(C3)crushed in spirit.

^(C1)The ^(C2)afflictions of the righteous are many, But the LORD ^(C3)rescues him from them all.

He protects all his bones, ^(C1)Not one of them is broken.

^(C1)Evil will bring death to the wicked, And those who hate the righteous will suffer for their guilt.

The LORD ^(C1)redeems the souls of His servants, And none of those who ^(C2)take refuge in Him will suffer for their guilt.

Then David set out and fled that day from Saul, and went to Achish king of Gath.

But the servants of Achish said to him, "Is this not David, the king of the land? ^(C2)Did they not sing of this one as they danced, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands'?"

David ^(C1)took these words ^(F1)to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath.

So he disguised his sanity while in their sight and acted insanely in their ^(F1)custody, and he scribbled on the doors of the gate, and drooled on his beard.

Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is behaving like an insane person. Why do you bring him to me?

"Do I lack insane people, that you have brought this one to behave like an insane person in my presence? Shall this one come into my house?"