Psalm 34:2-23
2 I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise will be ever in my mouth. 3 In the Lord, my soul will be praised. May the meek listen and rejoice. 4 Magnify the Lord with me, and let us extol his name in itself. 5 I sought the Lord, and he heeded me, and he carried me away from all my tribulations. 6 Approach him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be confounded. 7 This poor one cried out, and the Lord heeded him, and he saved him from all his tribulations. 8 The Angel of the Lord will encamp around those who fear him, and he will rescue them. 9 Taste and see that the Lord is sweet. Blessed is the man who hopes in him. 10 Fear the Lord, all you his saints. For there is no destitution for those who fear him. 11 The rich have been needy and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good thing. 12 Come forward, sons. Listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 13 Which is the man who wills life, who chooses to see good days? 14 Prohibit your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. 15 Turn away from evil, and do good. Inquire about peace, and pursue it. 16 The eyes of the Lord are on the just, and his ears are with their prayers. 17 But the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil, to perish the remembrance of them from the earth. 18 The just cried out, and the Lord heard them, and he freed them from all their tribulations. 19 The Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spirit. 20 Many are the afflictions of the just, but from them all the Lord will free them. 21 The Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be broken. 22 The death of a sinner is very harmful, and those who hate the just will fare badly. 23 The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants, and none of those who hope in him will fare badly. Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13 1 Woe to the provocatrix and the redeemed city, the dove. 2 She has not heeded the voice, nor has she accepted discipline. She has not trusted in the Lord; she did not draw near to her God. 9 For then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, so that all may invoke the name of the Lord and may serve him with one shoulder. 10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, my supplicants, the sons of my diaspora, will carry a gift to me. 11 In that day, you will not be ashamed over all of your inventions, by which you have transgressed against me. For then I will take away from your midst your arrogant boasters, and you will no longer be exalted on my holy mountain. 12 And I will bequeath into your midst a poor and needy people, and they will hope in the name of the Lord. 13 The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth. For they will pasture and will recline, and there will be no one to strike them with terror.
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