PSALM 34

34:1 A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. 34:2 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 34:3 My soul shall glory in the Lord; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 34:4 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. 34:5 I sought the Lord, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. 34:6 They looked unto Him, and were radiant; and their faces shall never be abashed. 34:7 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard, and saved him out of all his troubles. 34:8 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them. 34:9 O consider and see that the Lord is good; happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him. 34:10 O fear the Lord, ye His holy ones; for there is no want to them that fear Him. 34:11 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek the Lord want not any good thing. 34:12 Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 34:13 Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days, that he may see good therein? 34:14 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 34:15 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 34:16 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.

34:17 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 34:18 They cried, and the Lord heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles. 34:19 the Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. 34:20 Many are the ills of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 34:21 He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken. 34:22 Evil shall kill the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty. 34:23 the Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate.

Hebrew Transliteration 34:1 ledhvidh beshannotho 'eth-tha`mo liphny 'abhiymelekhvayghrashhu vayylakh 34:2 'abhrakhh 'eth-Adonay bekhol-`th tmiydhtehilltho bephiy 34:3 bayhvh tithhalll naphshiy yishme`u `anviymveyismchu 34:4 gaddelu layhvh 'ittiy uneromemh shemo yachdv 34:5 drashtiy 'eth-Adonay ve`nniy umikkl-meghurothay hitsiylniy 34:6 hibbiythu 'lyv venhru uphenyhem 'al-yechpru 34:7 zeh `niyqr' vayhvh shma` umikkl-tsrothyv hoshiy`o 34:8 choneh mal'akh-Adonay sbhiybh liyr'yv vaychalletsm 34:9 tha`amu ure'u kiy-thobhAdonay 'ashry haggebher yecheseh-bo

34:10 yer'u 'eth-Adonayqedhoshyv kiy-'yn machsor liyr'yv 34:11 kephiyriym rshu ver`bhuvedhoreshy Adonay lo'-yachseru khol-thobh 34:12 lekhu-bhniym shim`u-liyyir'ath Adonay 'alammedhkhem 34:13 miy-h'iysh hechphts chayyiym'ohbh ymiym lir'oth thobh 34:14 netsor leshonekha mr` usephtheykhamiddabbr mirmh 34:15 sur mr` va`ash-thobh baqqsh shlomverdhphhu 34:16 `yny Adonay 'el-tsaddiyqiym ve'znyv 'el-shav`thm 34:17 peny Adonay be`osy r` lehakhriyth m'erets zikhrm 34:18 ts`aqu vayhvh shma` umikkl-tsrothm hitsiylm 34:19 qrobhAdonay lenishbery-lbh ve'eth-dakke'y-ruach yoshiya` 34:20 rabbothr`oth tsaddiyq umikkullm yatsiylennu Adonay 34:21 shomrkol-`atsmothyv 'achath mhnnh lo' nishbrh 34:22 temothth rsh` r`hvesone'y tsaddiyq ye'shmu 34:23 podheh Adonay nephesh `abhdhyv.velo' ye'shemu kol-hachosiym bo