Psalms 34

1 to/for David in/on/with to change he [obj] taste his to/for face: before Abimelech and to drive out: drive out him and to go: went to bless [obj] LORD in/on/with all time continually praise his in/on/with lip my

I will always thank Yahweh; I will constantly praise him [MTY].

2 in/on/with LORD to boast: boast soul my to hear: hear poor and to rejoice

I will boast about what Yahweh [has done]. All those who are oppressed/discouraged should hear me and rejoice.

3 to magnify to/for LORD with me and to exalt name his together

Join with me in telling others that Yahweh is great! You and I should together proclaim how glorious he is!

4 to seek [obj] LORD and to answer me and from all fear my to rescue me

I prayed to Yahweh, and he (answered my prayer/did what I asked him to do); he rescued me from [all those who caused me] to be afraid.

5 to look to(wards) him and to shine and face their not be ashamed

Those who trust [IDM] that he [will help them] will be joyful; (they will never be disappointed/he will always do for them the things that he promises) [LIT].

6 this afflicted to call: call out and LORD to hear: hear and from all distress his to save him

I was miserable/helpless, but I called out to Yahweh, and he heard me. He rescued me from all my troubles.

7 to camp messenger: angel LORD around to/for afraid his and to rescue them

An angel from Yahweh guards those who revere him, and the angel rescues them.

8 to perceive and to see: see for be pleasing LORD blessed [the] great man to seek refuge in/on/with him

Find out for yourself, and you will experience that Yahweh is good to you! He is very pleased with those who ask him to protect them.

9 to fear: revere [obj] LORD holy: saint his for nothing need to/for afraid his

All you who belong to him, revere him! Those who do that will always have the things that they need [LIT].

10 lion be poor and be hungry and to seek LORD not to lack all good

Lions [are usually] very strong, [but sometimes] even young lions are hungry and become weak, but those who trust in Yahweh will (have everything/not lack any good thing) [LIT] [that they need].

11 to go: come! son: child to hear: hear to/for me fear LORD to learn: teach you

You (who are my students/whom I teach), come and listen to me, and I will teach you how to revere Yahweh.

12 who? [the] man [the] delighting life to love: lover day to/for to see: see good

If [RHQ] any of you wants to enjoy life and have a good long life,

13 to watch tongue your from bad: evil and lips your from to speak: speak deceit

do not say anything that is evil! Do not tell lies!

14 to turn aside: remove from bad: evil and to make: do good to seek peace and to pursue him

Turn away from doing evil, and do what is good! Always try hard to enable people to live peacefully [with each other.]

15 eye LORD to(wards) righteous and ear his to(wards) cry their

Yahweh [MTY] carefully watches over those who [act] righteously; he always responds [MTY] to them when they call [to him for help].

16 face LORD in/on/with to make: do bad: evil to/for to cut: eliminate from land: country/planet memorial their

But Yahweh [SYN] (is opposed to/turns away from) those who do what is evil. [And after they die], people will forget them completely.

17 to cry and LORD to hear: hear and from all distress their to rescue them

Yahweh hears righteous people when they call out to him; he rescues them from all their troubles.

18 near LORD to/for to break heart and [obj] contrite spirit to save

Yahweh is always ready to help those who are discouraged; he rescues those who have nothing good to hope for.

19 many distress: harm righteous and from all their to rescue him LORD

Righteous people may have many troubles, but Yahweh rescues them from all those troubles.

20 to keep: guard all bone his one from them not to break

Yahweh protects them from being harmed; [when their enemies attack them], they will not break any bones of those righteous people.

21 to die wicked distress: harm and to hate righteous be guilty

Wicked people will be killed by their own evil deeds (OR, by [people doing to them] the same evil things [that the wicked do to others]) [PRS], and Yahweh will punish those who oppose righteous people.

22 to ransom LORD soul: life servant/slave his and not be guilty all [the] to seek refuge in/on/with him

Yahweh will save those who serve him. He will (not condemn/forgive) [LIT] those who trust in him.