Psalm 34  Names of God Bible

¹ I will thank Yahweh at all times.
    My mouth will always praise him.
² My soul will boast about Yahweh.
    Those who are oppressed will hear it and rejoice.
³ Praise Yahweh’s greatness with me.
    Let us highly honor his name together.
⁴ I went to Yahweh for help.
    He answered me and rescued me from all my fears.
⁵ All who look to him will be radiant.^[b]
    Their faces will never be covered with shame.
⁶ Here is a poor man who called out.
    Yahweh heard him and saved him from all his troubles.
⁷ The Messenger of Yahweh camps around those who fear him,
    and he rescues them.
⁸ Taste and see that Yahweh is good.
    Blessed is the person who takes refuge in him.
⁹ Fear Yahweh, you holy people who belong to him.
    Those who fear him are never in need.
¹⁰ Young lions go hungry and may starve,
    but those who seek Yahweh’s help have all the good things they need.
¹¹ Come, children, listen to me.
    I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
¹² Which of you wants a full life?
    Who would like to live long enough to enjoy good things?
¹³ Keep your tongue from saying evil things
    and your lips from speaking deceitful things.
¹⁴ Turn away from evil, and do good.
    Seek peace, and pursue it!
¹⁵ Yahweh’s eyes are on righteous people.
    His ears hear their cry for help.
¹⁶ Yahweh confronts those who do evil
    in order to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
¹⁷ Righteous people cry out.
    Yahweh hears and rescues them from all their troubles.
¹⁸ Yahweh is near to those whose hearts are humble.
    He saves those whose spirits are crushed.
¹⁹ The righteous person has many troubles,
    but Yahweh rescues him from all of them.
²⁰ Yahweh guards all of his bones.
    Not one of them is broken.
²¹ Evil will kill wicked people,
    and those who hate righteous people will be condemned.
²² Yahweh protects the souls of his servants.
    All who take refuge in him will never be condemned.