Psalms 34
1 Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
“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 boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear it, and be rejoiced.
3 Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
Oh magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He 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 Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.
They [who] looked unto him, were indeed enlightened, and their faces were not put to the blush.
6 This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and out of all his distresses did he save him.
7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
The angel of the Lord encampeth round about those who fear him, and delivereth them.
8 Taste and see that the LORD 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 Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
Oh fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to those who fear him.
10 Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not want any good.
11 Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: the fear of the Lord will I teach you.
12 Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
Who is the man that desireth life, loveth [many] days, that he may see happiness?
13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
Guard thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.
14 Turn away 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 the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
The eyes of the Lord are directed unto the righteous, and his ears unto their cry.
16 But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory 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 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
Those cry, and the Lord heareth, and from all their distresses he delivereth them.
18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in 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 the LORD delivers him from them all.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but out of them all the Lord ever delivereth him.
20 He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.
He watcheth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
The evil will slay the wicked: and they who hate the righteous shall incur guiltiness.
22 The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and all that trust in him shall not incur guiltiness.
