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.
“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 In YHWH my soul boasts herself, The humble hear and rejoice.
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear it, and be rejoiced.
3 Ascribe greatness to YHWH with me, And we exalt His Name together.
Oh magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought YHWH, and He answered me, And 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 They looked expectingly to Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.
They [who] looked unto him, were indeed enlightened, and their faces were not put to the blush.
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 out of all his distresses did he save him.
7 A messenger of YHWH is encamping, Around those who fear Him, And He arms them.
The angel of the Lord encampeth round about those who fear him, and delivereth them.
8 Taste and see that YHWH [is] good, O the blessedness of the man who trusts in Him.
Experience and see that the Lord is good: happy is the man that trusteth in him.
9 Fear YHWH, you His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.
Oh fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to those who fear him.
10 Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking YHWH do not lack any good,
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 teach you the fear of YHWH.
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: the fear of the Lord will I teach you.
12 Who [is] the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?
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 speaking deceit.
Guard thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.
14 Turn aside 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 YHWH [are] to the righteous, And His ears to their cry.
The eyes of the Lord are directed unto the righteous, and his ears unto their cry.
16 (The face of YHWH [is] on doers of evil, To cut off their memorial from earth.)
[But] the anger of the Lord is against those that do evil, to cut off from the earth their remembrance.
17 They cried, and YHWH heard, And delivered them from all their distresses.
Those cry, and the Lord heareth, and from all their distresses he delivereth them.
18 YHWH [is] near to the broken of heart, And He saves the bruised of 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, YHWH delivers him out of them all.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but out of them all the Lord ever delivereth him.
20 He is keeping all his bones, Not one of them has been broken.
He watcheth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Evil puts the wicked to death, And those hating the righteous are desolate.
The evil will slay the wicked: and they who hate the righteous shall incur guiltiness.
22 YHWH redeems the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!
The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and all that trust in him shall not incur guiltiness.
