Psalms 34

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

A Psalme of Dauid, when he changed his behauiour before Abimelech, who droue him away, and he departed. I will alway giue thankes vnto the Lord: his praise shalbe in my mouth continually.

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

My soule shall glory in the Lord: the humble shall heare 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!

Praise ye the Lord with me, and let vs magnifie 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: yea, he deliuered me out of all my feare.

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 shall looke vnto him, and runne to him: and their faces shall not be ashamed, saying,

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

This poore man cryed, and the Lord heard him, and saued 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 pitcheth round about them, that feare him, and deliuereth 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.

Taste ye and see, howe gratious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

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

Feare the Lord, ye his Saintes: for nothing wanteth to them that feare 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 lyons doe lacke and suffer hunger, but they, which seeke the Lord, shall want nothing that is 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 vnto me: I will teache you the feare of the Lord.

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

What man is he, that desireth life, and loueth long dayes for to see good?

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

Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.

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

Eschewe euill and doe good: seeke peace and follow after 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 vpon the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their crie.

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 face of the Lord is against them that doe euill, to cut off their remembrance from the earth.

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

The righteous crie, and the Lord heareth them, and deliuereth 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 neere vnto them that are of a contrite heart, and will saue such as be afflicted in Spirite.

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

Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the Lord deliuereth 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 keepeth 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.

But malice shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous, shall perish.

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

The Lord redeemeth the soules of his seruants: and none, that trust in him, shall perish.