Psalms 34
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# Psalm 34 In Hebrew, each verse in this psalm begins with the next letter of the alphabet. A song of David when he pretended to be crazy so that Abimelech would send him away, which he did.
1I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will never stop singing his praises.
2Humble people, listen and be happy,
while I brag about the Lord.
3Praise the Lord with me.
Let us honor his name.
4I went to the Lord for help, and he listened.
He saved me from all that I fear.
5If you look to him for help,
he will put a smile on your face.
You will have no need to be ashamed.
6As a poor, helpless man I prayed to the Lord,
and he heard me.
He saved me from all my troubles.
7The Lord’s angel builds a camp around his followers,
and he protects them.
8Give the Lord a chance to show you#34:8 Give … show you Literally, “Taste and see.” how good he is.
Great blessings belong to those who depend on him!
9The Lord’s holy people should fear and respect him.
Those who respect him will always have what they need.
10Even strong lions get weak and hungry,
but those who go to the Lord for help will have every good thing.
11Children, come and listen to me;
I will teach you to respect the Lord.
12Do you want to enjoy life?
Do you want to have many happy days?
13Then avoid saying anything hurtful,
and never let a lie come out of your mouth.
14Stop doing anything evil, and do good.
Look for peace, and do all you can to help people live peacefully.
15The Lord watches over those who do what is right,
and he hears their prayers.
16But the Lord is against those who do evil,
so they are forgotten soon after they die.
17Pray to the Lord, and he will hear you.
He will save you from all your troubles.
18The Lord is close to those who have suffered disappointment.
He saves those who are discouraged.
19Good people might have many problems,
but the Lord will take them all away.
20He will protect them completely.
Not one of their bones will be broken.
21But troubles will kill the wicked.
The enemies of those who live right will all be punished.
22The Lord saves his servants.
All who go to him for protection will escape punishment.
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Psalm 34
34
1 Of David himself. O Lord, judge those who harm me; assail those who attack me.
2 Take hold of weapons and a shield, and rise up in assistance to me.
3 Bring forth the spear, and close in on those who persecute me. Say to my soul, "I am your salvation."
4 Let them be confounded and in awe, who pursue my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded, who think up evil against me.
5 May they become like dust before the face of the wind, and let the Angel of the Lord hem them in.
6 May their way become dark and slippery, and may the Angel of the Lord pursue them.
7 For, without cause, they have concealed their snare for me unto destruction. Over nothing, they have rebuked my soul.
8 Let the snare, of which he is ignorant, come upon him, and let the deception, which he has hidden, take hold of him: and may he fall into that very snare.
9 But my soul will exult in the Lord and delight over his salvation.
10 All my bones will say, "Lord, who is like you?" He rescues the needy from the hand of the stronger one, the indigent and the poor from those who plunder him.
11 Unfair witnesses have risen up, interrogating me about things of which I am ignorant.
12 They repaid me evil for good, to the deprivation of my soul.
13 But as for me, when they were harassing me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer will become my sinews.
14 Like a neighbor, and like our brother, so did I please; like one mourning and contrite, so was I humbled.
15 And they have been joyful against me, and they joined together. Scourges have been gathered over me, and I was ignorant of it.
16 They have been scattered, yet they were unremorseful. They have tested me. They scoffed at me with scorn. They gnashed their teeth over me.
17 Lord, when will you look down upon me? Restore my soul from before their malice, my only one from before the lions.
18 I will confess to you in a great Church. I will praise you among a weighty people.
19 May those who are my unjust adversaries not be glad over me: those who have hated me without cause, and who nod agreement with their eyes.
20 For indeed, they spoke peacefully to me; and speaking with passion to the earth, they intended deceit.
21 And they opened their mouth wide over me. They said, "Well, well, our eyes have seen."
22 You have seen, O Lord, do not be silent. Lord, do not depart from me.
23 Rise up and be attentive to my judgment, to my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 Judge me according to your justice, O Lord, my God, and do not let them be glad over me.
25 Do not let them say in their hearts, "Well, well, to our soul." Neither let them say, "We have devoured him."
26 Let them blush and be in awe together, those who congratulate at my misfortunes. Let them be clothed with confusion and awe, who speak great things against me.
27 Let them exult and rejoice, who wish my justice, and let them ever say, "The Lord be magnified," who will the peace of his servant.
28 And so my tongue will express your justice: your praise all day long.
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