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World English Bible

Psalm 34 (WEBP)

[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.

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

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 34 (KJVS)

[1] I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
[2] My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
[3] O magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt his name together.
[4] I sought the Lord, and he heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
[5] They looked unto him, and were lightened: And their faces were not ashamed.
[6] This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
[7] The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them.
[8] O taste and see that the Lord is good: Blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
[9] O fear the Lord, ye his saints: For there is no want to them that fear him.
[10] The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: But they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
[11] Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
[12] What man is he that desireth life, And loveth many days, that he may see good?
[13] Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.
[14] Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
[15] The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry.
[16] The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
[17] The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, And delivereth them out of all their troubles.
[18] The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
[19] Many are the afflictions of the righteous: But the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
[20] He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.
[21] Evil shall slay the wicked: And they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
[22] The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Psalm 34:5 Or, they flowed unto him
Psalm 34:18a Heb. to the broken of heart
Psalm 34:18b Heb. contrite of spirit
Psalm 34:21 Or, shall be guilty

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 34 (BYZ)

[1] Τῷ () Δαυιδ, () ὁπότε () ἠλλοίωσεν τὸ () πρόσωπον () αὐτοῦ () ἐναντίον () Αβιμελεχ, καὶ () ἀπέλυσεν () αὐτόν, () καὶ () ἀπῆλθεν. () Εὐλογήσω () τὸν () κύριον () ἐν () παντὶ () καιρῷ, () διὰ () παντὸς () ἡ () αἴνεσις () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () τῷ () στόματί () μου. ()
[2] Ἐν () τῷ () κυρίῳ () ἐπαινεσθήσεται () ἡ () ψυχή () μου· () ἀκουσάτωσαν () πραεῖς καὶ () εὐφρανθήτωσαν. ()
[3] Μεγαλύνατε () τὸν () κύριον () σὺν () ἐμοί, () καὶ () ὑψώσωμεν () τὸ () ὄνομα () αὐτοῦ () ἐπὶ () τὸ () αὐτό. ()
[4] Ἐξεζήτησα () τὸν () κύριον, () καὶ () ἐπήκουσέν () μου () καὶ () ἐκ () πασῶν () τῶν () παροικιῶν () μου () ἐρρύσατό () με. ()
[5] Προσέλθατε () πρὸς () αὐτὸν () καὶ () φωτίσθητε, () καὶ () τὰ () πρόσωπα () ὑμῶν () οὐ () μὴ () καταισχυνθῇ. ()
[6] Οὗτος () ὁ () πτωχὸς () ἐκέκραξεν, () καὶ () ὁ () κύριος () εἰσήκουσεν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐκ () πασῶν () τῶν () θλίψεων () αὐτοῦ () ἔσωσεν () αὐτόν. ()
[7] Παρεμβαλεῖ ἄγγελος () κυρίου () κύκλῳ () τῶν () φοβουμένων () αὐτὸν () καὶ () ῥύσεται () αὐτούς. ()
[8] Γεύσασθε () καὶ () ἴδετε () ὅτι () χρηστὸς () ὁ () κύριος· () μακάριος () ἀνήρ, () ὃς () ἐλπίζει () ἐπ’ () αὐτόν. ()
[9] Φοβήθητε () τὸν () κύριον, () οἱ () ἅγιοι () αὐτοῦ, () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ὑστέρημα () τοῖς () φοβουμένοις () αὐτόν. ()
[10] Πλούσιοι () ἐπτώχευσαν () καὶ () ἐπείνασαν, () οἱ () δὲ () ἐκζητοῦντες () τὸν () κύριον () οὐκ () ἐλαττωθήσονται () παντὸς () ἀγαθοῦ. () Διάψαλμα.
[11] Δεῦτε, () τέκνα, () ἀκούσατέ () μου· () φόβον () κυρίου () διδάξω () ὑμᾶς. ()
[12] Τίς () ἐστιν () ἄνθρωπος () ὁ () θέλων () ζωὴν () ἀγαπῶν () ἡμέρας () ἰδεῖν () ἀγαθάς; ()
[13] Παῦσον () τὴν () γλῶσσάν () σου () ἀπὸ () κακοῦ () καὶ () χείλη () σου () τοῦ () μὴ () λαλῆσαι () δόλον. ()
[14] Ἔκκλινον () ἀπὸ () κακοῦ () καὶ () ποίησον () ἀγαθόν, () ζήτησον () εἰρήνην () καὶ () δίωξον () αὐτήν. ()
[15] Ὀφθαλμοὶ () κυρίου () ἐπὶ () δικαίους, () καὶ () ὦτα () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () δέησιν () αὐτῶν. ()
[16] Πρόσωπον () δὲ () κυρίου () ἐπὶ () ποιοῦντας () κακὰ () τοῦ () ἐξολεθρεῦσαι () ἐκ () γῆς () τὸ () μνημόσυνον () αὐτῶν. ()
[17] Ἐκέκραξαν () οἱ () δίκαιοι, () καὶ () ὁ () κύριος () εἰσήκουσεν () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἐκ () πασῶν () τῶν () θλίψεων () αὐτῶν () ἐρρύσατο () αὐτούς. ()
[18] Ἐγγὺς () κύριος () τοῖς () συντετριμμένοις () τὴν () καρδίαν () καὶ () τοὺς () ταπεινοὺς () τῷ () πνεύματι () σώσει. ()
[19] Πολλαὶ () αἱ () θλίψεις () τῶν () δικαίων, () καὶ () ἐκ () πασῶν () αὐτῶν () ῥύσεται () αὐτούς. ()
[20] Κύριος () φυλάσσει () πάντα () τὰ () ὀστᾶ () αὐτῶν, () ἓν () ἐξ () αὐτῶν () οὐ () συντριβήσεται. ()
[21] Θάνατος () ἁμαρτωλῶν () πονηρός, () καὶ () οἱ () μισοῦντες () τὸν () δίκαιον () πλημμελήσουσιν.
[22] Λυτρώσεται () κύριος () ψυχὰς () δούλων () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () πλημμελήσωσιν πάντες () οἱ () ἐλπίζοντες () ἐπ’ () αὐτόν. ()

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

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.