Psalms 34

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

BY DAVID, IN HIS CHANGING HIS BEHAVIOR BEFORE ABIMELECH, AND HE DRIVES HIM AWAY, AND HE GOES. [ALEPH-BET] I bless YHWH at all times, His praise [is] continually in my mouth.

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

In YHWH my soul boasts herself, The humble hear and rejoice.

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

Ascribe greatness to YHWH with me, And we 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 YHWH, 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 expectingly to Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.

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

This poor [one] called, and YHWH heard, And saved him from all his distresses.

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

A messenger of YHWH is encamping, Around those who fear Him, And He arms 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 and see that YHWH [is] good, O the blessedness of the man who trusts 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 YHWH, you His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing 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].

Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking YHWH do not lack 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, listen to me, I teach you the fear of YHWH.

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

Who [is] the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

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

Keep your tongue from evil, And your 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.]

Turn aside 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 YHWH [are] to the righteous, And His ears to their cry.

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 YHWH [is] on doers of evil, To cut off their memorial from earth.)

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

They cried, and YHWH heard, And delivered them from all their distresses.

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

YHWH [is] near to the broken of heart, And He saves the bruised of spirit.

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

Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous, YHWH 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 is keeping all his bones, Not one of them has been 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 puts the wicked to death, And those hating the righteous are desolate.

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

YHWH redeems the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!