Psalms 34

1 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.

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 In YHWH my soul boasts herself, The humble hear and rejoice.

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

3 Ascribe greatness to YHWH with me, And we exalt His Name together.

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

4 I sought YHWH, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

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

5 They looked expectingly to Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.

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

6 This poor [one] called, and YHWH heard, And saved him from all his distresses.

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

7 A messenger of YHWH is encamping, Around those who fear Him, And He arms them.

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

8 Taste and see that YHWH [is] good, O the blessedness of the man who trusts in Him.

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

9 Fear YHWH, you His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.

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

10 Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking YHWH do not lack 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, children, listen to me, I teach you the fear of YHWH.

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

12 Who [is] the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

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

13 Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit.

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

14 Turn aside 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 YHWH [are] to the righteous, And His ears to their cry.

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

16 (The face of YHWH [is] on doers of evil, To cut off their memorial from earth.)

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

17 They cried, and YHWH heard, And delivered them from all their distresses.

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

18 YHWH [is] near to the broken of heart, And He saves the bruised of 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, YHWH delivers him out of them all.

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

20 He is keeping all his bones, Not one of them has been broken.

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

21 Evil puts the wicked to death, And those hating the righteous are desolate.

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

22 YHWH redeems the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!

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