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.
“A psalm of David, when he feigned himself mad before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.” I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear it, and be rejoiced.
In the LORD doth my soul boast; Let the afflicted 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 exalt 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 delivered me from all my fears.
5 They [who] looked unto him, were indeed enlightened, and their faces were not put to the blush.
Look up to him, and ye shall have light; Your faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and out of all his distresses did he save him.
This afflicted man cried, and the LORD heard, And saved him from all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about those who fear him, and delivereth them.
The angels of the LORD encamp around those who fear him, And deliver them.
8 Experience and see that the Lord is good: happy is the man that trusteth in him.
O taste, and see how good is the LORD! Happy the man who trusteth in him!
9 Oh fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to those who fear him.
O fear the LORD, ye his servants! For to those who fear him there shall be no want.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not want any good.
Young lions want, and suffer hunger; But they who fear the LORD want no good thing.
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: the fear of the Lord will I teach you.
Come, ye 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 he that loveth life, And desireth many days, in which he may see good?
13 Guard thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.
Guard well thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile!
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 the Lord are directed unto the righteous, and his ears unto their cry.
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, And his ears are open to their cry.
16 [But] the anger of the Lord is against those that do evil, to cut off from the earth their remembrance.
But the face of the LORD is against evil-doers, To cut off their remembrance from the earth.
17 Those cry, and the Lord heareth, and from all their distresses he delivereth them.
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, And delivereth them from 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 near to them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite 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 righteous; But the LORD delivereth him from them all.
20 He watcheth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
He guardeth all his bones; Not one of them shall be broken.
21 The evil will slay the wicked: and they who hate the righteous shall incur guiltiness.
Calamity destroyeth the wicked, And they who hate the righteous suffer for it.
22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and all that trust in him shall not incur guiltiness.
The LORD redeemeth the life of his servants, And none that put their trust in him will suffer for it.
