Psalms 34
1 I will always thank Yahweh; I will constantly praise him [MTY].
For David, when he changed his countenance before Achimelech, who dismissed him, and he went his way. I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall be always in my mouth.
2 I will boast about what Yahweh [has done]. All those who are oppressed/discouraged should hear me and rejoice.
In the Lord shall my soul be praised: let the meek hear and rejoice.
3 Join with me in telling others that Yahweh is great! You and I should together proclaim how glorious he is!
O magnify the Lord with me; and let us extol 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 the Lord, and he heard me; and he delivered me from all my troubles.
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].
Come ye to him and be enlightened: and your faces shall not 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 the Lord 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 angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear him: and shall deliver 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 the Lord is sweet: blessed is the man that hopeth in him.
9 All you who belong to him, revere him! Those who do that will always have the things that they need [LIT].
Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: for there is no want to them that 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 rich have wanted, and have suffered hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good.
11 You (who are my students/whom I teach), come and listen to me, and I will teach you how to revere Yahweh.
Come, children, hearken to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 If [RHQ] any of you wants to enjoy life and have a good long life,
Who is the man that desireth life: who loveth to see good days?
13 do not say anything that is evil! Do not tell lies!
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Turn away from doing evil, and do what is good! Always try hard to enable people to live peacefully [with each other.]
Turn away from evil and do good: seek after 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 the Lord are upon the just: and his ears unto their prayers.
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.
But the countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil things: 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.
The just cried, and the Lord heard them: 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.
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and he will save the humble of spirit.
19 Righteous people may have many troubles, but Yahweh rescues them from all those troubles.
Many are the afflictions of the just; but out of them all will the Lord deliver them.
20 Yahweh protects them from being harmed; [when their enemies attack them], they will not break any bones of those righteous people.
The Lord keepeth all their bones, not one of them shall be 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.
The death of the wicked is very evil: and they that hate the just shall be guilty.
22 Yahweh will save those who serve him. He will (not condemn/forgive) [LIT] those who trust in him.
The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall offend.
