1Von David.[1] Als er sich vor Abimelech[2] wahnsinnig stellte und vertrieben wurde. (1Sam 21,11)2Jahwe will ich preisen allezeit, / immer sei sein Lob in meinem Mund.3Aus tiefster Seele lobe ich Jahwe. / Die Mutlosen hören es und freuen sich.4Erhebt Jahwe mit mir, / lasst uns gemeinsam ihn ehren!5Ich suchte Jahwe, und er hat mich erhört, / hat mich von meinen Ängsten befreit.6Wer auf ihn blickt, wird strahlen; / sein Vertrauen wird niemals enttäuscht.7Der Hilflose rief, und Jahwe hörte / und hat ihn gerettet aus seiner Not.8Wer Jahwe fürchtet und ehrt, / den umgibt sein schützender Engel / und befreit ihn.9Schmeckt und seht wie gütig Jahwe ist![3] / Glücklich der Mensch, der Schutz bei ihm sucht! (1Petr 2,3)10Fürchtet Jahwe, die ihr zu ihm gehört! / Denn wer ihn ehrt, büßt gar nichts ein!11Selbst junge Löwen müssen hungern, / doch wer Jahwe sucht, hat alles, was er braucht.12Kommt, ihr jungen Leute, hört mir zu! / Die Ehrfurcht vor Jahwe zeige ich euch:13Wer will etwas vom Leben haben? / Wer will lange glücklich sein?14Der passe auf, was er sagt, / dass er nicht lügt und mit Worten betrügt.15Der tue das Gute und wende sich vom Bösen ab, / der mühe sich um Frieden mit seiner ganzen Kraft.16Jahwe blickt auf die Gerechten, / er hört auf sie und ihren Hilfeschrei.17Die Böses tun, die blickt er böse an / und löscht ihr Andenken in dieser Welt aus.[4] (1Petr 3,10)18Doch wenn seine Treuen rufen, hört er sie / und rettet sie aus jeder Bedrängnis.19Nah ist Jahwe den gebrochenen Herzen, / bedrückten Seelen hilft er auf.20Vieles muss der Gerechte erleiden, / doch Jahwe reißt ihn aus allem heraus.21Er behütet all seine Glieder, / dass nicht eins davon zerbrochen wird.22Die Böses tun, wird Bosheit töten, / und wer Gerechte hasst, muss büßen dafür.23Jahwe rettet seinen Dienern das Leben; / wer Schutz bei ihm sucht, wird nicht für schuldig erklärt.
A psalm of David when he was with Abimelek and pretended to be out of his mind. Abimelek drove him away, and David left.
1I will thank the LORD at all times. My lips will always praise him.2I will find my glory in knowing the LORD. Let those who are hurting hear me and be joyful.3Join me in giving glory to the LORD. Let us honour him together.4I looked to the LORD, and he answered me. He saved me from everything I was afraid of.5Those who look to him have joyful faces. They are never covered with shame.6This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him. He saved him out of all his troubles.7The angel of the LORD stands guard around those who have respect for him. And he saves them.8Taste and see that the LORD is good. Blessed is the person who goes to him for safety.9You holy people of God, have respect for the LORD. Those who respect him have everything they need.10The lions may grow weak and hungry. But those who look to the LORD have every good thing they need.11My children, come. Listen to me. I will teach you to have respect for the LORD.12Do you love life and want to see many good days?13Then keep your tongues from speaking evil. Keep your lips from telling lies.14Turn away from evil, and do good. Look for peace, and go after it.15The LORD looks with favour on those who are godly. His ears are open to their cry.16But the LORD doesn’t look with favour on those who do evil. He removes all memory of them from the earth.17Godly people cry out, and the LORD hears them. He saves them from all their troubles.18The LORD is close to those whose hearts have been broken. He saves those whose spirits have been crushed.19The person who does what is right may have many troubles. But the LORD saves him from all of them.20The LORD watches over all his bones. Not one of them will be broken.21Sinners will be killed by their own evil. The enemies of godly people will be judged.22The LORD will save those who serve him. No one who goes to him for safety will be found guilty.
1[1] Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. (1Sam 21,10; 1Sam 21,12; 1Sam 21,13; 1Sam 21,14; Eph 5,20; 1Thess 5,18)2My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. (1Sam 2,1; Ps 44,8; Ps 119,74; Jer 9,24)3Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! (Ps 35,27; Ps 40,16; Ps 69,30; Ps 70,4; Lk 1,46)4I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. (2Chr 15,2; Mt 7,7)5Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. (Ps 4,6; Jes 60,5)6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. (2Sam 22,1; Ps 34,15; Ps 34,17; Ps 34,19)7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. (1Mo 32,1; 2Kön 6,17; Dan 6,22; Hebr 1,14)8Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! (Ps 2,12; Ps 100,5; Hebr 6,5; 1Petr 2,3)9Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!10The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. (Hi 4,10; Ps 84,11)11Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. (Ps 32,8; Ps 66,16)12What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good? (Pred 3,13; Pred 6,6; 1Petr 3,10)13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. (Ps 15,3; Ps 39,1; Ps 141,3; Spr 13,3; Spr 21,23; Joh 1,47; Jak 1,26; Jak 3,2; 1Petr 2,1; 1Petr 2,22; Offb 14,5)14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. (Hi 28,28; Ps 37,27; Jes 1,16; Röm 12,18; Röm 14,19; Hebr 12,14)15The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. (Ps 33,18; Ps 34,6; Ps 34,8; Ps 145,18; Joh 9,31)16The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. (Ps 21,10; Jer 44,11; Am 9,4)17When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. (Ps 34,15)18The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. (Ps 51,17; Ps 147,3; Jes 57,15; Jes 61,1; Jes 66,2; Lk 15,17)19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. (Ps 34,6; Ps 34,17; Ps 34,22; Apg 12,11; 2Tim 3,11)20He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken. (Joh 19,36)21Affliction will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. (Ps 7,15; Ps 94,23; Spr 24,16)22The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. (Ps 25,22; Röm 8,33)