Psalms 34
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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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Tehillim (Psalms) 34
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1Aleph I bless יהוה at all times; His praise is continually in my mouth.
2Bĕt My being makes its boast in יהוה; Let the humble hear and be glad.
3Gimel Oh, make יהוה great with me, And let us exalt His Name together.
4Dalet I sought יהוה, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.
5Hĕ They looked to Him and were lightened, Waw And their faces were not ashamed.
6Zayin This poor one cried out and יהוה heard him, And saved him out of all his distresses.
7Ḥet The messenger of יהוה encamps all around those who fear Him, And rescues them.
8Tet Oh, taste and see that יהוה is good; Blessed is the man that takes refuge in Him!
9Yod Fear יהוה, you His set-apart ones, For there is no lack to them who fear Him!
10Kaph Young lions have lacked and been hungry; But those who seek יהוה lack not any good matter.
11Lamed Come, you children, listen to me; Let me teach you the fear of יהוה.
12Mem Who is the man who desires life, Who loves many days, in order to see good?
13Nun Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit.
14Sameḵ Turn away from evil and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
15Ayin The eyes of יהוה are on the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.
16Pĕ The face of יהוה is against evil-doers, To cut off their remembrance from the earth.
17Tsadi The righteous cried out, and יהוה heard, And delivered them out of all their distresses.
18Qoph יהוה is near to the broken-hearted, And saves those whose spirit is crushed.
19Rĕsh Many are the evils of the righteous,#See Psa. 71:20; 2Tim. 3:11, 12 But יהוה delivers him out of them all.
20Shin He is guarding all his bones; Not one of them is broken.
21Taw Evil does slay the wrong, And those who hate the righteous are guilty.
22יהוה redeems the lives of His servants, And none of those taking refuge in Him are guilty.
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