I will extol the LORD at all times

Portion For Reading Psalms 34-36

Psalm 34
I will extol the LORD at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.

My soul will boast in the LORD;
let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

Glorify the LORD with me;
let us exalt his name together.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.

Those who look to him are radiant;
their faces are never covered with shame.

This poor man called, and the LORD heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles.

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and he delivers them.

Taste and see that the LORD is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Fear the LORD, you his saints,
for those who fear him lack nothing.

The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,

keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking lies.

Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

A righteous man may have many troubles,
but the LORD delivers him from them all;

The LORD redeems his servants;
no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.

Psalm 35
Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me;
fight against those who fight against me.

May those who seek my life
be disgraced and put to shame;
may those who plot my ruin
be turned back in dismay.

Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD
and delight in his salvation.

Awake, and rise to my defense!
Contend for me, my God and Lord.

Psalm 36
An oracle is within my heart
concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:
There is no fear of God
before his eyes.

Even on his bed he plots evil;
he commits himself to a sinful course
and does not reject what is wrong.

Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.

Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the great deep.
O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.

Continue your love to those who know you,
your righteousness to the upright in heart.

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