Psalms 34
1 I will always thank Yahweh; I will constantly praise him [MTY].
I will bless Jehovah at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 I will boast about what Yahweh [has done]. All those who are oppressed/discouraged should hear me and rejoice.
My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.
3 Join with me in telling others that Yahweh is great! You and I should together proclaim how glorious he is!
O magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 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.
I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5 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].
They looked to him, and were radiant, and their faces shall never be confounded.
6 I was miserable/helpless, but I called out to Yahweh, and he heard me. He rescued me from all my troubles.
This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 An angel from Yahweh guards those who revere him, and the angel rescues them.
The agent of Jehovah encamps round about those who fear him, and delivers them.
8 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.
O taste and see that Jehovah is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
9 All you who belong to him, revere him! Those who do that will always have the things that they need [LIT].
O fear Jehovah, ye his sanctified, for there is no want to those who fear him.
10 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].
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.
11 You (who are my students/whom I teach), come and listen to me, and I will teach you how to revere Yahweh.
Come, ye children, hearken to me. I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
12 If [RHQ] any of you wants to enjoy life and have a good long life,
What man is he who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?
13 do not say anything that is evil! Do not tell lies!
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.
14 Turn away from doing evil, and do what is good! Always try hard to enable people to live peacefully [with each other.]
Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.
15 Yahweh [MTY] carefully watches over those who [act] righteously; he always responds [MTY] to them when they call [to him for help].
The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer.
16 But Yahweh [SYN] (is opposed to/turns away from) those who do what is evil. [And after they die], people will forget them completely.
(The face of Jehovah is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.)
17 Yahweh hears righteous people when they call out to him; he rescues them from all their troubles.
They cried, and Jehovah heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles.
18 Yahweh is always ready to help those who are discouraged; he rescues those who have nothing good to hope for.
Jehovah is near to those who are of a broken heart, and saves such as are of a contrite spirit.
19 Righteous people may have many troubles, but Yahweh rescues them from all those troubles.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Jehovah delivers him out of them all.
20 Yahweh protects them from being harmed; [when their enemies attack them], they will not break any bones of those righteous people.
He keeps all his bones. Not one of them is broken.
21 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.
Evil shall kill the wicked, and those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
22 Yahweh will save those who serve him. He will (not condemn/forgive) [LIT] those who trust in him.
Jehovah redeems the soul of his servants, and none of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.
