Psalms, 34

Of David, at the time of his disguising his sanity before A·bimʹe·lech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

א [ʼAʹleph]^*1

¹ I will bless Jehovah at all times; Constantly his praise will be in my mouth.

ב [Behth]

² In Jehovah my soul will make its boast; The meek ones will hear and will rejoice.

ג [Giʹmel]

³ O magnify Jehovah with me, YOU people, And let us exalt his name together.

ד [Daʹleth]

⁴ I inquired of Jehovah, and he answered me, And out of all my frights he delivered me.

ה [Heʼ]

⁵ They looked to him and became radiant, And their very faces could not possibly be ashamed.

ז [Zaʹyin]^*1

⁶ This afflicted one called, and Jehovah himself heard. And out of all his distresses He saved him.

ח [Chehth]

⁷ The angel of Jehovah is camping all around those fearing him, And he rescues them.

ט [Tehth]

⁸ Taste and see that Jehovah is good, O YOU people; Happy is the able-bodied man^*1 that takes refuge in him.

י [Yohdh]

⁹ Fear Jehovah, YOU holy ones of his, For there is no lack to those fearing him.

כ [Kaph]

¹⁰ The maned young lions themselves have had little on hand and gone hungry; But as for those seeking Jehovah, they will not lack anything good.

ל [Laʹmedh]

¹¹ Come, YOU sons, listen to me; The fear of Jehovah is what I shall teach YOU.

מ [Mem]

¹² Who is the man^*1 that is delighting in life, That is loving enough days to see what is good?

נ [Nun]

¹³ Safeguard your tongue against what is bad, And your lips against speaking deception.

ס [Saʹmekh]

¹⁴ Turn away from what is bad, and do what is good; Seek to find peace, and pursue it.

ע [ʽAʹyin]

¹⁵ The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones, And his ears are toward their cry for help.

פ [Peʼ]

¹⁶ The face of Jehovah is against those doing what is bad, To cut off the mention^*1 of them from the very earth.

צ [Tsa·dhehʹ]

¹⁷ They cried out, and Jehovah himself heard, And out of all their distresses he delivered them.

ק [Qohph]

¹⁸ Jehovah is near to those that are broken at heart; And those who are crushed in spirit he saves.

ר [Rehsh]

¹⁹ Many are the calamities of the righteous one, But out of them all Jehovah delivers him.

ש [Shin]

²⁰ He^*1 is guarding all the bones of that one; Not one of them has been broken.

ת [Taw]

²¹ Calamity will put the wicked one himself to death; And the very ones hating the righteous one will be held guilty.

²² Jehovah is redeeming^*1 the soul of his servants; And none of those taking refuge in him will be held guilty.