[:en]This Psalm is David’s personal testimony of how he pretended to be insane before Abimelech so that he can escape.
Words of Praise:
- I will extol and praise the Lord (v. 1),
- I will glorify and exalt his name (v. 3)
Words of Encouragement :
- Taste and see that the Lord is good (v. 8a);
- Blessed is the name who take refuge in him (v. 8b);
- Those who fear him lack nothing (v. 9);
- Those who seek the Lord lack no good thing (v. 10)
Words of Wisdom:
- Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from spreading lies (v. 13);
- Turn from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it (v. 14)
Words of Assurance: 1.
- The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry (v. 15);
- The face of the Lord is against those who do evil (v. 16);
- The Lord hears the cry of the righteous and he delivers them from all their troubles (v. 17);
- The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (v. 18);
- The Lord delivers the righteous from many troubles (v. 19);
- The Lord protects the body of the righteous (v. 20);
- The Lord will condemn the wicked and the foes of the righteous (v.21)
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