Psalms 34
1 I will always thank Yahweh; I will constantly praise him [MTY].
“A psalm of David, when he feigned himself mad before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.” I will bless the LORD 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.
In the LORD doth my soul boast; Let the afflicted 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 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 the LORD, and he heard 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].
Look up to him, and ye shall have light; Your faces shall never be ashamed.
6 I was miserable/helpless, but I called out to Yahweh, and he heard me. He rescued me from all my troubles.
This afflicted man cried, and the LORD heard, And saved him from all his troubles.
7 An angel from Yahweh guards those who revere him, and the angel rescues them.
The angels of the LORD encamp around those who fear him, And 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 how good is the LORD! Happy the man who 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].
O fear the LORD, ye his servants! For to those who fear him there shall be no want.
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 want, and suffer hunger; But they who fear the LORD want no 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 the LORD.
12 If [RHQ] any of you wants to enjoy life and have a good long life,
Who is he that loveth life, And desireth many days, in which he may see good?
13 do not say anything that is evil! Do not tell lies!
Guard well 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.]
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 the LORD are upon the righteous, And his ears are open 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.
But the face of the LORD is against evil-doers, 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 cry, and the LORD heareth, And delivereth them from 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 near to them that are of a broken heart, And saveth 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 the LORD delivereth him from 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 guardeth all his 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.
Calamity destroyeth the wicked, And they who hate the righteous suffer for it.
22 Yahweh will save those who serve him. He will (not condemn/forgive) [LIT] those who trust in him.
The LORD redeemeth the life of his servants, And none that put their trust in him will suffer for it.
