Psalms 34
34
PSALM 34
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.
1God will I bless all times; his praise
my mouth shall still express.
2My soul shall boast in God: the meek
shall hear with joyfulness.
3Extol the Lord with me, let us
exalt his name together.
4I sought the Lord, he heard, and did
me from all fears deliver.
5They look'd to him, and lighten'd were:
not shamed were their faces.
6This poor man cry'd, God heard, and sav'd
him from all his distresses.
7The angel of the Lord encamps,
and round encompasseth
All those about that do him fear,
and them delivereth.
8O taste and see that God is good:
who trusts in him is bless'd.
9Fear God his saints: none that him fear
shall be with want oppress'd.
10The lions young may hungry be,
and they may lack their food:
But they that truly seek the Lord
shall not lack any good.
11O children, hither do ye come,
and unto me give ear;
I shall you teach to understand
how ye the Lord should fear.
12What man is he that life desires,
to see good would live long?
13Thy lips refrain from speaking guile,
and from ill words thy tongue.
14Depart from ill, do good, seek peace,
pursue it earnestly.
15God's eyes are on the just; his ears
are open to their cry.
16The face of God is set against
those that do wickedly,
That he may quite out from the earth
cut off their memory.
17The righteous cry unto the Lord,
he unto them gives ear;
And they out of their troubles all
by him deliver'd are.
18The Lord is ever nigh to them
that be of broken sp'rit;
To them he safety doth afford
that are in heart contrite.
19The troubles that afflict the just
in number many be;
But yet at length out of them all
the Lord doth set him free.
20He carefully his bones doth keep,
whatever can befall;
That not so much as one of them
can broken be at all.
21Ill shall the wicked slay; laid waste
shall be who hate the just.
22The Lord redeems his servants' souls;
none perish that him trust.
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Psalms 34
34
Thanksgiving for Yahweh’s Deliverance
Of David, when he pretended to be crazy#Literally “he changed his discernment” in front of Abimelech#Literally “my father is king” whereas 1 Sam 21:10(9) has “Achish.” “Abimelech” is perhaps an honorific title, since its literal meaning suggests a legitimate right to rule
so that he drove him out, and so he departed.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
1I will bless Yahweh at all times;
his praise shall be in my mouth continually.
2My soul makes its boast in Yahweh;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3Magnify Yahweh with me,
and let us exalt his name together.
4I sought Yahweh and he answered me,
and from all my terrors he delivered me.
5They looked to him and were radiant,
and their faces shall not be ashamed.#Or “and let not their faces be ashamed”
6This poor man called and Yahweh heard,
and saved him from all his troubles.
7The angel of Yahweh encamps
around those who fear him,
and he rescues them.
8Taste and see that Yahweh is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
9Fear Yahweh, you his saints,#Or “holy ones”
for there is no lack for those who fear him.
10The young lions are in want and suffer hunger,
but those who seek Yahweh will not lack for any good thing.
11Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
12Who is the man who desires life,
who loves many days in order to see good?
13Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
14Turn from evil and do good.
Seek peace and pursue it.
15The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous,
and his ears toward their cry for help.
16The face of Yahweh is against evildoers,
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17They#That is, the righteous cry out and Yahweh hears
and delivers them from all of their troubles.
18Yahweh is near to those who are heartbroken
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19Many are the distresses of the righteous,
but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
20He protects all his bones;
not one of them is broken.
21Evil will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will incur guilt.
22Yahweh redeems the life of his servants,
and none who take refuge in him will incur guilt.
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