Psalms 34
34
Psalm 34
A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.
Aleph
1¶ I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Beth
2My soul shall glory in the Lord; the meek shall hear of this, and be glad.
Gimel
3O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Daleth
4I sought the Lord, and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears.
He
5They looked unto him and were lightened, and their faces were not ashamed.
Vau
6This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
Zain
7The angel of the Lord encamps round about those that fear him and delivers them.
Cheth
8O taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man that shall trust in him.
Teth
9O fear the Lord, ye his saints; for those that fear him lack nothing.
Jod
10The young lions do lack and suffer hunger, but those that seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
Caph
11¶ Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Lamed
12Who is the man that desires life and loves many days that he may see good?
Mem
13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Nun
14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Samech
15The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
Ain
16The anger of the Lord is against those that do evil to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Pe
17 The righteous cried out, and the Lord heard and delivered them out of all their troubles.
Tzaddi
18The Lord is near unto those that are of a broken heart and saves such as are of a contrite spirit.
Koph
19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord shall deliver him out of them all,
Resh
20keeping all his bones; not one of them shall be broken.
Schin
21Evil shall slay the wicked; and those that hate the righteous shall be declared guilty.
Tau
22The Lord ransoms the soul of his slaves, and none of those that trust in him shall be declared guilty.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Psalms 34
34
Psalm 34#34:0 Psalm 34 is a poem in Hebrew alphabetical order.
By David when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech; Abimelech threw him out, so David left.
1I will thank the Lord at all times.
My mouth will always praise him.
2My soul will boast about the Lord.
Those who are oppressed will hear it and rejoice.
3Praise the Lord’s greatness with me.
Let us highly honor his name together.
4I went to the Lord for help.
He answered me and rescued me from all my fears.
5All who look to him will be radiant.
Their faces will never be covered with shame.
6Here is a poor man who called out.
The Lord heard him and saved him from all his troubles.
7The Messenger of the Lord camps around those who fear him,
and he rescues them.
8Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Blessed is the person who takes refuge in him.
9Fear the Lord, you holy people who belong to him.
Those who fear him are never in need.
10Young lions go hungry and may starve,
but those who seek the Lord’s help have all the good things they need.
11Come, children, listen to me.
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12Which of you wants a full life?
Who would like to live long enough to enjoy good things?
13Keep your tongue from saying evil things
and your lips from speaking deceitful things.
14Turn away from evil, and do good.
Seek peace, and pursue it!
15The Lord’s eyes are on righteous people.
His ears hear their cry for help.
16The Lord confronts those who do evil
in order to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
17 ⌞Righteous people⌟ cry out.
The Lord hears and rescues them from all their troubles.
18The Lord is near to those whose hearts are humble.
He saves those whose spirits are crushed.
19The righteous person has many troubles,
but the Lord rescues him from all of them.
20The Lord guards all of his bones.
Not one of them is broken.
21Evil will kill wicked people,
and those who hate righteous people will be condemned.
22The Lord protects the souls of his servants.
All who take refuge in him will never be condemned.
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