Psalms 34

1 “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.

For David, when he changed his countenance before Achimelech, who dismissed him, and he went his way. I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall be always in my mouth.

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

In the Lord shall my soul be praised: let the meek hear and rejoice.

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

O magnify the Lord with me; and let us extol his name together.

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

I sought the Lord, and he heard me; and he delivered me from all my troubles.

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

Come ye to him and be enlightened: and your faces shall not be confounded.

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

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him: and saved him out of all his troubles.

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

The angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear him: and shall deliver them.

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

O taste, and see that the Lord is sweet: blessed is the man that hopeth in him.

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

Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

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

The rich have wanted, and have suffered hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good.

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

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

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

Who is the man that desireth life: who loveth to see good days?

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

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

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

Turn away from evil and do good: seek after peace and pursue it.

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

The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: and his ears unto their prayers.

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

But the countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil things: to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

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

The just cried, and the Lord heard them: and delivered them out of all their troubles.

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

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and he will save the humble of spirit.

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

Many are the afflictions of the just; but out of them all will the Lord deliver them.

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

The Lord keepeth all their bones, not one of them shall be broken.

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

The death of the wicked is very evil: and they that hate the just shall be guilty.

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

The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall offend.