Psalms 34
1 I will bless Yhwh at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
BY DAVID, IN HIS CHANGING HIS BEHAVIOR BEFORE ABIMELECH, AND HE DRIVES HIM AWAY, AND HE GOES. [ALEPH-BET] I bless YHWH at all times, His praise [is] continually in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in Yhwh: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
In YHWH my soul boasts herself, The humble hear and rejoice.
3 O magnify Yhwh with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Ascribe greatness to YHWH with me, And we exalt His Name together.
4 I sought Yhwh, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
I sought YHWH, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
They looked expectingly to Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, And Yhwh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
This poor [one] called, and YHWH heard, And saved him from all his distresses.
7 The angel of Yhwh encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
A messenger of YHWH is encamping, Around those who fear Him, And He arms them.
8 O taste and see that Yhwh is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Taste and see that YHWH [is] good, O the blessedness of the man who trusts in Him.
9 O fear Yhwh, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
Fear YHWH, you His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek Yhwh shall not want any good thing.
Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking YHWH do not lack any good,
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Yhwh.
Come, children, listen to me, I teach you the fear of YHWH.
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Who [is] the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of Yhwh are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
The eyes of YHWH [are] to the righteous, And His ears to their cry.
16 The face of Yhwh is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
(The face of YHWH [is] on doers of evil, To cut off their memorial from earth.)
17 The righteous cry, And Yhwh heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
They cried, and YHWH heard, And delivered them from all their distresses.
18 Yhwh is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
YHWH [is] near to the broken of heart, And He saves the bruised of spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: But Yhwh delivereth him out of them all.
Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous, YHWH delivers him out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
He is keeping all his bones, Not one of them has been broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
Evil puts the wicked to death, And those hating the righteous are desolate.
22 Yhwh redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
YHWH redeems the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!
