Psalms 34

1 I will bless Jehovah at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

“By David, when he disguised his reason before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.” I will bless the Lord at all times: continually shall his praise be in my mouth.

2 My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.

My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear it, and be rejoiced.

3 O magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.

Oh magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and from all that I dreaded did he deliver me.

5 They looked to him, and were radiant, and their faces shall never be confounded.

They [who] looked unto him, were indeed enlightened, and their faces were not put to the blush.

6 This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and out of all his distresses did he save him.

7 The agent of Jehovah encamps round about those who fear him, and delivers them.

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about those who fear him, and delivereth them.

8 O taste and see that Jehovah is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Experience and see that the Lord is good: happy is the man that trusteth in him.

9 O fear Jehovah, ye his sanctified, for there is no want to those who fear him.

Oh fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to those who fear him.

10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not want any good.

11 Come, ye children, hearken to me. I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: the fear of the Lord will I teach you.

12 What man is he who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

Who is the man that desireth life, loveth [many] days, that he may see happiness?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.

Guard thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.

14 Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

15 The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer.

The eyes of the Lord are directed unto the righteous, and his ears unto their cry.

16 (The face of Jehovah is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.)

[But] the anger of the Lord is against those that do evil, to cut off from the earth their remembrance.

17 They cried, and Jehovah heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles.

Those cry, and the Lord heareth, and from all their distresses he delivereth them.

18 Jehovah is near to those who are of a broken heart, and saves such as are of a contrite spirit.

The Lord is nigh unto those that are broken-hearted: and he saveth those that are of a contrite spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Jehovah delivers him out of them all.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but out of them all the Lord ever delivereth him.

20 He keeps all his bones. Not one of them is broken.

He watcheth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

21 Evil shall kill the wicked, and those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

The evil will slay the wicked: and they who hate the righteous shall incur guiltiness.

22 Jehovah redeems the soul of his servants, and none of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and all that trust in him shall not incur guiltiness.