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| Psalms 34:1 | I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. | <Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.> I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth. |
| Psalms 34:2 | My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. | My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad. |
| Psalms 34:3 | O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. | O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name. |
| Psalms 34:4 | I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. | I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears. |
| Psalms 34:5 | They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. | Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed. |
| Psalms 34:6 | This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. | This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles. |
| Psalms 34:7 | The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. | The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe. |
| Psalms 34:8 | O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. | By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him. |
| Psalms 34:9 | O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. | Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything. |
| Psalms 34:10 | The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. | The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing. |
| Psalms 34:11 | Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. | Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord. |
| Psalms 34:12 | What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? | What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good? |
| Psalms 34:13 | Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. | Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit. |
| Psalms 34:14 | Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. | Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart. |
| Psalms 34:15 | The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. | The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry. |
| Psalms 34:16 | The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. | The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth. |
| Psalms 34:17 | The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. | The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles. |
| Psalms 34:18 | The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. | The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down. |
| Psalms 34:19 | Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. | Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all. |
| Psalms 34:20 | He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. | He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken. |
| Psalms 34:21 | Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. | Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction. |
| Psalms 34:22 | The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. | The Lord will be the saviour of the souls of his servants, and no one who has faith in him will be put to shame. |
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