Tehillim 34

Orthodox Jewish Bible

34 (Of Dovid, when he feigned insanity before Avimelech, who drove him away, and he went out) ¹⁽²⁾I will make a bracha of praise unto Hashem at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

²⁽³⁾My nefesh shall make its boast in Hashem; the anavim (humble) shall hear thereof, and be glad.

³⁽⁴⁾O magnify Hashem with me, and let us exalt Shmo together.

⁴⁽⁵⁾I sought Hashem, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

⁵⁽⁶⁾They looked unto Him, and were radiant; and their panim were not ashamed.

⁶⁽⁷⁾The oni (poor man) cried, and Hashem heard him, and saved him out of all his tzoros.

⁷⁽⁸⁾The Malach Hashem encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.

⁸⁽⁹⁾O taste and see that Hashem is tov; ashrei is the man that taketh refuge in Him.

⁹⁽¹⁰⁾O fear Hashem, ye His Kedoshim; for there is no lack to them that fear Him.

¹⁰⁽¹¹⁾The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek Hashem shall not lack any good thing.

¹¹⁽¹²⁾Come, ye banim, pay heed unto me; I will teach you the fear of Hashem.

¹²⁽¹³⁾What ish is he that desireth chayyim, and loveth many days, that he may see tov?

¹³⁽¹⁴⁾Keep thy tongue from rah, and thy lips from speaking mirmah (guile, see Isaiah 53:9 where it says Moshiach will lack mirmah).

¹⁴⁽¹⁵⁾Depart from rah, and do tov; seek shalom, and pursue it.

¹⁵⁽¹⁶⁾The eyes of Hashem are upon the tzaddikim, and His ears open to their cry.

¹⁶⁽¹⁷⁾The face of Hashem is against them that do rah, to cut off the zekher (remembrance) of them from ha’aretz.

¹⁷⁽¹⁸⁾The tzaddikim cry, and Hashem heareth, and delivereth them out of all their tzoros.

¹⁸⁽¹⁹⁾Hashem is near unto them whose lev is broken; and saveth such whose ruach is contrite.

¹⁹⁽²⁰⁾Many are the afflictions of the tzaddik; but Hashem delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰⁽²¹⁾He keepeth shomer over all his bones; not one of them is broken [Yn 19:36].

²¹⁽²²⁾Evil shall slay the resha’im; and they that hate the tzaddik shall be desolate.

²²⁽²³⁾Hashem redeemeth the nefesh of His avadim; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be condemned [see Ro 5:1; 8:1 OJBC].

Psalm 34

New International Version

Psalm 34^[a]^[b]

Of David. When he pretended to be insane^(A) before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.

¹I will extol the Lord at all times;^(B)
    his praise will always be on my lips.
²I will glory^(C) in the Lord;
    let the afflicted hear and rejoice.^(D)
³Glorify the Lord^(E) with me;
    let us exalt^(F) his name together.

⁴I sought the Lord,^(G) and he answered me;
    he delivered^(H) me from all my fears.
⁵Those who look to him are radiant;^(I)
    their faces are never covered with shame.^(J)
⁶This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.^(K)
⁷The angel of the Lord^(L) encamps around those who fear him,
    and he delivers^(M) them.

⁸Taste and see that the Lord is good;^(N)
    blessed is the one who takes refuge^(O) in him.
⁹Fear the Lord,^(P) you his holy people,
    for those who fear him lack nothing.^(Q)
¹⁰The lions may grow weak and hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.^(R)
¹¹Come, my children, listen^(S) to me;
    I will teach you^(T) the fear of the Lord.^(U)
¹²Whoever of you loves life^(V)
    and desires to see many good days,
¹³keep your tongue^(W) from evil
    and your lips from telling lies.^(X)
¹⁴Turn from evil and do good;^(Y)
    seek peace^(Z) and pursue it.

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord^(AA) are on the righteous,^(AB)
and his ears are attentive^(AC) to their cry;
¹⁶but the face of the Lord is against^(AD) those who do evil,^(AE)
to blot out their name^(AF) from the earth.

¹⁷The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears^(AG) them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
¹⁸The Lord is close^(AH) to the brokenhearted^(AI)
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

¹⁹The righteous person may have many troubles,^(AJ)
but the Lord delivers him from them all;^(AK)
²⁰he protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken.^(AL)

²¹Evil will slay the wicked;^(AM)
the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
²²The Lord will rescue^(AN) his servants;
no one who takes refuge^(AO) in him will be condemned.

Footnotes

Psalm 34:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 34:1 In Hebrew texts 34:1-22 is numbered 34:2-23.

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Tehillim 34

Orthodox Jewish Bible

Psalm 34

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Psalm 34^[a]^[b]

Of David. When he pretended to be insane^(A) before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.

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Tehillim 34 Orthodox Jewish Bible

Psalm 34 New International Version

Psalm 34[a][b]

Of David. When he pretended to be insane(A) before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.

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Tehillim 34

Orthodox Jewish Bible

Psalm 34

New International Version

Psalm 34^[a]^[b]

Of David. When he pretended to be insane^(A) before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.