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By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

[1] ⓘI will bless Yahweh at all times.
His praise will always be in my mouth.
[2] My soul shall boast in Yahweh.
The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
[3] Oh magnify Yahweh with me.
Let’s exalt his name together.
[4] I sought Yahweh, and he answered me,
and delivered me from all my fears.
[5] They looked to him, and were radiant.
Their faces shall never be covered with shame.
[6] This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him,
and saved him out of all his troubles.
[7] Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him,
and delivers them.
[8] Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good.
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
[9] Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints,
for there is no lack with those who fear him.
[10] The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger,
but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing. [11] Come, you children, listen to me.
I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
[12] Who is someone who desires life,
and loves many days, that he may see good?
[13] Keep your tongue from evil,
and your lips from speaking lies.
[14] Depart from evil, and do good.
Seek peace, and pursue it.
[15] Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous.
His ears listen to their cry.
[16] Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil,
to cut off their memory from the earth.
[17] The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears,
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
[18] Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart,
and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
[19] Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
[20] He protects all of his bones.
Not one of them is broken.
[21] Evil shall kill the wicked.
Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
[22] Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants.
None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 34:1 Psalm 34 is an acrostic poem, with each verse starting with a letter of the alphabet (ordered from Alef to Tav).
King James Version

A Psalm of David, H1732 when he changed H8138 his behaviour H2940 before H6440 Abimelech; H40 who drove him away, H1644 and he departed. H3212

א Aleph

[1] I will bless H1288 H853 the Lord H3068 at all times: H6256
His praise H8416 shall continually H8548 be in my mouth. H6310

ב Bet

[2] My soul H5315 shall make her boast H1984 in the Lord: H3068
The humble H6035 shall hear H8085 thereof, and be glad. H8055

ג Gimel

[3] O magnify H1431 the Lord H3068 with H854 me,
And let us exalt H7311 his name H8034 together. H3162

ד Dalet

[4] I sought H1875 H853 the Lord, H3068 and he heard H6030 me,
And delivered H5337 me from all my fears. H4035

ה He

[5] They looked H5027 unto H413 him,§ and were lightened: H5102
And their faces H6440 were not ashamed. H2659

ז Zain

[6] This H2088 poor man H6041 cried, H7121 and the Lord H3068 heard H8085 him,
And saved H3467 him out of all his troubles. H6869

ח Het

[7] The angel H4397 of the Lord H3068 encampeth H2583 round about H5439 them that fear H3373 him,
And delivereth H2502 them.

ט Tet

[8] O taste H2938 and see H7200 that the Lord H3068 is good: H2896
Blessed H835 is the man H1397 that trusteth H2620 in him.

י Yod

[9] O fear H3372 H853 the Lord, H3068 ye his saints: H6918
For there is no want H4270 to them that fear H3373 him.

כ Kaph

[10] The young lions H3715 do lack, H7326 and suffer hunger: H7456
But they that seek H1875 the Lord H3068 shall H2637 not H3808 want H2637 any good H2896 thing.

ל Lamed

[11] Come, H3212 ye children, H1121 hearken H8085 unto me:
I will teach H3925 you the fear H3374 of the Lord. H3068

מ Mem

[12] What man H376 is he that desireth H2655 life, H2416
And loveth H157 many days, H3117 that he may see H7200 good? H2896

נ Nun

[13] Keep H5341 thy tongue H3956 from evil, H7451
And thy lips H8193 from speaking H1696 guile. H4820

ס Samek

[14] Depart H5493 from evil, H7451 and do H6213 good; H2896
Seek H1245 peace, H7965 and pursue H7291 it.

ע Ain

[15] The eyes H5869 of the Lord H3068 are upon the righteous, H6662
And his ears H241 are open unto their cry. H7775

פ Pe

[16] The face H6440 of the Lord H3068 is against them that do H6213 evil, H7451
To cut off H3772 the remembrance H2143 of them from the earth. H776

צ Zade

[17] The righteous cry, H6817 and the Lord H3068 heareth, H8085
And delivereth H5337 them out of all their troubles. H6869

ק Qoph

[18] The Lord H3068 is nigh H7138 unto them that are of a broken H7665 heart; H3820§
And saveth H3467 such as be of a contrite H1793 spirit. H7307§

ר Resh

[19] Many H7227 are the afflictions H7451 of the righteous: H6662
But the Lord H3068 delivereth H5337 him out of them all.

ש Shin

[20] He keepeth H8104 all H3605 his bones: H6106
Not H3808 one H259 of them H2007 is broken. H7665

ת Taw

[21] Evil H7451 shall slay H4191 the wicked: H7563
And they that hate H8130 the righteous H6662 shall be desolate. H816§
[22] The Lord H3068 redeemeth H6299 the soul H5315 of his servants: H5650
And none of them that trust H2620 in him shall be desolate. H816

Footnotes

  1. § 34:5 Or, they flowed unto him
  2. § 34:18a Heb. to the broken of heart
  3. § 34:18b Heb. contrite of spirit
  4. § 34:21 Or, shall be guilty
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Τῷ G3588 Δαυιδ, G1138 ὁπότε G3698 ἠλλοίωσεν τὸ G3588 πρόσωπον G4383 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐναντίον G1726 Αβιμελεχ, καὶ G2532 ἀπέλυσεν G630 αὐτόν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπῆλθεν. G565 Εὐλογήσω G2127 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 ἐν G1722 παντὶ G3956 καιρῷ, G2540 διὰ G1223 παντὸς G3956 ἡ G3588 αἴνεσις G133 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 στόματί G4750 μου. G3450 [2] ‡Ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 ἐπαινεσθήσεται G1867 ἡ G3588 ψυχή G5590 μου· G3450 ἀκουσάτωσαν G191 πραεῖς καὶ G2532 εὐφρανθήτωσαν. G2165 [3] ‡Μεγαλύνατε G3170 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 σὺν G4862 ἐμοί, G1699 καὶ G2532 ὑψώσωμεν G5312 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 αὐτό. G846 [4] ‡Ἐξεζήτησα G1567 τὸν G3588 κύριον, G2962 καὶ G2532 ἐπήκουσέν G1873 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 πασῶν G3956 τῶν G3588 παροικιῶν G3940 μου G3450 ἐρρύσατό G4506 με. G3165 [5] ‡Προσέλθατε G4334 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 φωτίσθητε, G5461 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 πρόσωπα G4383 ὑμῶν G5216 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 καταισχυνθῇ. G2617 [6] ‡Οὗτος G3778 ὁ G3588 πτωχὸς G4434 ἐκέκραξεν, G2896 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 εἰσήκουσεν G1522 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 πασῶν G3956 τῶν G3588 θλίψεων G2347 αὐτοῦ G846 ἔσωσεν G4982 αὐτόν. G846 [7] ‡Παρεμβαλεῖ ἄγγελος G32 κυρίου G2962 κύκλῳ G2945 τῶν G3588 φοβουμένων G5399 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 ῥύσεται G4506 αὐτούς. G846 [8] ‡Γεύσασθε G1089 καὶ G2532 ἴδετε G1492 ὅτι G3754 χρηστὸς G5543 ὁ G3588 κύριος· G2962 μακάριος G3107 ἀνήρ, G435 ὃς G3739 ἐλπίζει G1679 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτόν. G846 [9] ‡Φοβήθητε G5399 τὸν G3588 κύριον, G2962 οἱ G3588 ἅγιοι G40 αὐτοῦ, G846 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ὑστέρημα G5303 τοῖς G3588 φοβουμένοις G5399 αὐτόν. G846 [10] ‡Πλούσιοι G4145 ἐπτώχευσαν G4433 καὶ G2532 ἐπείνασαν, G3983 οἱ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἐκζητοῦντες G1567 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 οὐκ G3756 ἐλαττωθήσονται G1642 παντὸς G3956 ἀγαθοῦ. G18 Διάψαλμα. [11] ‡Δεῦτε, G1205 τέκνα, G5043 ἀκούσατέ G191 μου· G3450 φόβον G5401 κυρίου G2962 διδάξω G1321 ὑμᾶς. G5209 [12] ‡Τίς G5101 ἐστιν G2076 ἄνθρωπος G444 ὁ G3588 θέλων G2309 ζωὴν G2222 ἀγαπῶν G25 ἡμέρας G2250 ἰδεῖν G1492 ἀγαθάς; G18 [13] ‡Παῦσον G3973 τὴν G3588 γλῶσσάν G1100 σου G4675 ἀπὸ G575 κακοῦ G2556 καὶ G2532 χείλη G5491 σου G4675 τοῦ G3588 μὴ G3361 λαλῆσαι G2980 δόλον. G1388 [14] ‡Ἔκκλινον G1578 ἀπὸ G575 κακοῦ G2556 καὶ G2532 ποίησον G4160 ἀγαθόν, G18 ζήτησον G2212 εἰρήνην G1515 καὶ G2532 δίωξον G1377 αὐτήν. G846 [15] ‡Ὀφθαλμοὶ G3788 κυρίου G2962 ἐπὶ G1909 δικαίους, G1342 καὶ G2532 ὦτα G3775 αὐτοῦ G846 εἰς G1519 δέησιν G1162 αὐτῶν. G846 [16] ‡Πρόσωπον G4383 δὲ G1161 κυρίου G2962 ἐπὶ G1909 ποιοῦντας G4160 κακὰ G2556 τοῦ G3588 ἐξολεθρεῦσαι G1842 ἐκ G1537 γῆς G1093 τὸ G3588 μνημόσυνον G3422 αὐτῶν. G846 [17] ‡Ἐκέκραξαν G2896 οἱ G3588 δίκαιοι, G1342 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 εἰσήκουσεν G1522 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 πασῶν G3956 τῶν G3588 θλίψεων G2347 αὐτῶν G846 ἐρρύσατο G4506 αὐτούς. G846 [18] ‡Ἐγγὺς G1451 κύριος G2962 τοῖς G3588 συντετριμμένοις G4937 τὴν G3588 καρδίαν G2588 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ταπεινοὺς G5011 τῷ G3588 πνεύματι G4151 σώσει. G4982 [19] ‡Πολλαὶ G4183 αἱ G3588 θλίψεις G2347 τῶν G3588 δικαίων, G1342 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 πασῶν G3956 αὐτῶν G846 ῥύσεται G4506 αὐτούς. G846 [20] ‡Κύριος G2962 φυλάσσει G5442 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ὀστᾶ G3747 αὐτῶν, G846 ἓν G1520 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῶν G846 οὐ G3756 συντριβήσεται. G4937 [21] ‡Θάνατος G2288 ἁμαρτωλῶν G268 πονηρός, G4190 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 μισοῦντες G3404 τὸν G3588 δίκαιον G1342 πλημμελήσουσιν. [22] ‡Λυτρώσεται G3084 κύριος G2962 ψυχὰς G5590 δούλων G1401 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 πλημμελήσωσιν πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 ἐλπίζοντες G1679 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτόν. G846
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 34:1 Originally verses 33:1–2.
  2. ‡ 34:2 Originally verse 33:3.
  3. ‡ 34:3 Originally verse 33:4.
  4. ‡ 34:4 Originally verse 33:5.
  5. ‡ 34:5 Originally verse 33:6.
  6. ‡ 34:6 Originally verse 33:7.
  7. ‡ 34:7 Originally verse 33:8.
  8. ‡ 34:8 Originally verse 33:9.
  9. ‡ 34:9 Originally verse 33:10.
  10. ‡ 34:10 Originally verse 33:11.
  11. ‡ 34:11 Originally verse 33:12.
  12. ‡ 34:12 Originally verse 33:13.
  13. ‡ 34:13 Originally verse 33:14.
  14. ‡ 34:14 Originally verse 33:15.
  15. ‡ 34:15 Originally verse 33:16.
  16. ‡ 34:16 Originally verse 33:17.
  17. ‡ 34:17 Originally verse 33:18.
  18. ‡ 34:18 Originally verse 33:19.
  19. ‡ 34:19 Originally verse 33:20.
  20. ‡ 34:20 Originally verse 33:21.
  21. ‡ 34:21 Originally verse 33:22.
  22. ‡ 34:22 Originally verse 33:23.