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.
David’s. When he disguised his sanity before Abimelech, —who dismissed him, and he departed. [An Alphabetical Psalm.] Let me bless Yahweh at all times, Continually be his praise in my mouth.
2 In YHWH my soul boasts herself, The humble hear and rejoice.
In Yahweh, boasteth my soul, The patient oppressed-ones shall hear and be glad.
3 Ascribe greatness to YHWH with me, And we exalt His Name together.
Ascribe ye greatness unto Yahweh 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 enquired of Yahweh, and he hath answered me, And, out of all my terrors, hath he rescued me.
5 They looked expectingly to Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.
They looked unto him and were radiant, And, as for their faces, let them not be abashed.
6 This poor [one] called, and YHWH heard, And saved him from all his distresses.
This, oppressed one cried, and, Yahweh, heard—and, out of all his distresses, saved him.
7 A messenger of YHWH is encamping, Around those who fear Him, And He arms them.
The messenger of Yahweh encampeth around them who revere him, Thus hath he delivered them.
8 Taste and see that YHWH [is] good, O the blessedness of the man who trusts in Him.
Oh taste and see, that good is Yahweh, —How happy the man who seeketh refuge in him!
9 Fear YHWH, you His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.
Revere Yahweh, ye his holy ones, For there is no want to them who revere him.
10 Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking YHWH do not lack any good,
Young lions, have come short, and suffered hunger, but, they who seek Yahweh, shall not lack any good thing.
11 Come, children, listen to me, I teach you the fear of YHWH.
Come, ye children! hearken unto me, The reverence of Yahweh, 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, Loving days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit.
Keep thy tongue from wickedness, And thy lips from speaking deceit:
14 Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.
Depart from wickedness and do good, Aim at well-being, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of YHWH [are] to the righteous, And His ears to their cry.
The eyes of Yahweh, are towards the righteous, And, his ears, towards their cry for help:
16 (The face of YHWH [is] on doers of evil, To cut off their memorial from earth.)
the face of Yahweh, is against such as do wickedness, To cut off, from the earth, their memory.
17 They cried, and YHWH heard, And delivered them from all their distresses.
They made outcry, and Yahweh heard, And, out of all their straits, hath he rescued them.
18 YHWH [is] near to the broken of heart, And He saves the bruised of spirit.
Near is Yahweh, to the broken in heart, And, the crushed in spirit, will he save.
19 Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous, YHWH delivers him out of them all.
Many are the misfortunes of the righteous, But, out of them all, doth Yahweh rescue him.
20 He is keeping all his bones, Not one of them has been broken.
Keeping all his bones, Not, one from among them, is broken.
21 Evil puts the wicked to death, And those hating the righteous are desolate.
Misfortune shall be the death of the lawless one, And, the haters of the righteous man, shall be held guilty.
22 YHWH redeems the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!
Yahweh ransometh the soul of his servants, And none shall be held guilty, who seek refuge in him.
