Psalms 34

1 “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.

“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 the LORD doth my soul boast; Let the afflicted hear, and rejoice!

My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear it, and be rejoiced.

3 O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt his name together!

Oh magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought the LORD, and he heard 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 Look up to him, and ye shall have light; Your faces shall never be ashamed.

They [who] looked unto him, were indeed enlightened, and their faces were not put to the blush.

6 This afflicted man cried, and the LORD heard, And saved him from all his troubles.

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and out of all his distresses did he save him.

7 The angels of the LORD encamp around those who fear him, And deliver them.

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about those who fear him, and delivereth them.

8 O taste, and see how good is the LORD! Happy the man who trusteth in him!

Experience and see that the Lord is good: happy is the man that trusteth in him.

9 O fear the LORD, ye his servants! For to those who fear him there shall be no want.

Oh fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to those who fear him.

10 Young lions want, and suffer hunger; But they who fear the LORD want no good thing.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not want any good.

11 Come, ye children, hearken to me! I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

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

12 Who is he that loveth life, And desireth many days, in which he may see good?

Who is the man that desireth life, loveth [many] days, that he may see happiness?

13 Guard well thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile!

Guard thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.

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 upon the righteous, And his ears are open to their cry.

The eyes of the Lord are directed unto the righteous, and his ears unto their cry.

16 But the face of the LORD is against evil-doers, To cut off their remembrance from the earth.

[But] the anger of the Lord is against those that do evil, to cut off from the earth their remembrance.

17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, And delivereth them from all their troubles.

Those cry, and the Lord heareth, and from all their distresses he delivereth them.

18 The LORD is near to them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite 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; But the LORD delivereth him from them all.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but out of them all the Lord ever delivereth him.

20 He guardeth all his bones; Not one of them shall be broken.

He watcheth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

21 Calamity destroyeth the wicked, And they who hate the righteous suffer for it.

The evil will slay the wicked: and they who hate the righteous shall incur guiltiness.

22 The LORD redeemeth the life of his servants, And none that put their trust in him will suffer for it.

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and all that trust in him shall not incur guiltiness.