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2My soul shall make her boast in Yahweh:
3Oh magnify Yahweh with me,
4I sought Yahweh, and he answered me,
5They looked unto him, and were radiant; And their faces shall never be confounded.
6This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him,
7The angel of Yahweh encampeth round about them that fear him,
8Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good:
9Oh fear Yahweh, ye his saints; For there is no want to them that fear him.
10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek Yahweh shall not want any good thing.
11Come, ye children, hearken unto me:
12What man is he that desireth life,
13Keep thy tongue from evil,
14Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
15The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous,
16The face of Yahweh is against them that do evil,
17[The righteous] cried, and Yahweh heard,
18Yahweh is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,
19Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Yahweh delivereth him out of them all.
20He keepeth all his bones:
21Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.
22Yahweh redeemeth the soul of his servants; And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned.