Psalm 34

Legacy Standard Bible

34 I will ^(A)bless Yahweh at all times;
His ^(B)praise shall continually be in my mouth.

² My soul will ^(C)make its boast in Yahweh;
The ^(D)humble will hear it and rejoice.

³ O ^(E)magnify Yahweh with me,
And let us ^(F)exalt His name together.

⁴ I ^(G)inquired of Yahweh, and He answered me,
And ^(H)delivered me from all that I dread.

⁵ They ^(I)looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will ^(J)never be humiliated.

⁶ This ^[b]poor man called out, and ^(K)Yahweh heard him
And saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷ The ^(L)angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.

⁸ O ^(M)taste and see that Yahweh is good;
How ^(N)blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

⁹ Oh, fear Yahweh, you ^(O)His saints;
For there is ^(P)no want to those who fear Him.

¹⁰ The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who inquire of Yahweh shall ^(Q)not be in want of any good thing.

^11 (R)Come, you children, listen to me;
^(S)I will teach you ^(T)the fear of Yahweh.

^12 (U)Who is the man who delights in life
And loves many days that he may ^(V)see good?

¹³ Guard ^(W)your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking ^(X)deceit.

^14 (Y)Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and ^(Z)pursue it.

¹⁵ The ^(AA)eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry for help.

¹⁶ The ^(AB)face of Yahweh is against evildoers,
To ^(AC)cut off the memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷ The righteous ^(AD)cry, and Yahweh hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ Yahweh ^(AE)is near to the ^(AF)brokenhearted
And saves those who are ^[c](AG)crushed in spirit.

^19 (AH)Many are the ^(AI)evils against the righteous,
But Yahweh ^(AJ)delivers him out of them all.

²⁰ He keeps all his bones,
^(AK)Not one of them is broken.

^21 (AL)Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be ^[d]condemned.
²² Yahweh ^(AM)redeems the soul of His slaves,
And all those who ^(AN)take refuge in Him will not be ^[e]condemned.