< 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.
A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour 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 In YHWH my soul boasts herself, The humble hear and rejoice.
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear of it, and be glad.
3 Ascribe greatness to YHWH with me, And we exalt His Name together.
O 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 heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked expectingly to Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.
They looked to him, and were shining: and their faces were not ashamed.
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 encampeth around them that fear him, and delivereth 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 good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 Fear YHWH, you His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no lack to them that 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 they that seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.
11 Come, children, listen to me, I teach you the fear of YHWH.
Come, ye 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?
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
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.
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 upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.
16 (The face of YHWH [is] on doers of evil, To cut off their memorial from earth.)
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 They cried, and YHWH heard, And delivered them from all their distresses.
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth 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 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, YHWH delivers him out of them all.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
20 He is keeping all his bones, Not one of them has been broken.
He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Evil puts the wicked to death, And those hating the righteous are desolate.
Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
22 YHWH redeems the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!
The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.