Psalm 34/Text/Clauses
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| Hebrew | Verse | English |
|---|---|---|
| לְדָוִ֗ד בְּשַׁנּוֹת֣וֹ אֶת־טַ֭עְמוֹ לִפְנֵ֣י אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַֽ֝יְגָרֲשֵׁ֗הוּ וַיֵּלַֽךְ׃ | 1.1 | By David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, and Abimelek drove him out, and he went. |
| אֲבָרֲכָ֣ה אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־עֵ֑ת | 2.1 | I will bless YHWH at all times. |
| תָּ֝מִ֗יד תְּֽהִלָּת֥וֹ בְּפִֽי׃ | 2.2 | His praise will continually be in my mouth. |
| בַּ֭יהוָה תִּתְהַלֵּ֣ל נַפְשִׁ֑י | 3.1 | My soul boasts in YHWH. |
| יִשְׁמְע֖וּ עֲנָוִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָֽחוּ׃ | 3.2 | May the afflicted hear and be glad! |
| גַּדְּל֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה אִתִּ֑י | 4.1 | Extol YHWH with me, |
| וּנְרוֹמְמָ֖ה שְׁמ֣וֹ יַחְדָּֽו׃ | 4.2 | and let us exalt his name together! |
| דָּרַ֣שְׁתִּי אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה וְעָנָ֑נִי | 5.1 | I sought YHWH and he answered me |
| וּמִכָּל־מְ֝גוּרוֹתַ֗י הִצִּילָֽנִי׃ | 5.2 | and he rescued me from all my terrors. |
| *הַבִּיטוּ* אֵלָ֣יו *וּנְהָרוּ* | 6.1 | Gaze at him and glow, |
| *וּפְנֵיכֶם* אַל־יֶחְפָּֽרוּ׃ | 6.2 | and do not let your faces be ashamed! |
| זֶ֤ה עָנִ֣י קָ֭רָא וַיהוָ֣ה שָׁמֵ֑עַ | 7.1 | This is a poor man who called out and YHWH heard |
| וּמִכָּל־צָ֝רוֹתָ֗יו הוֹשִׁיעֽוֹ׃ | 7.2 | and saved him from all his troubles. |
| חֹנֶ֤ה מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֓ה | 8.1 | YHWH’s angel encamps |
| סָ֘בִ֤יב לִֽירֵאָ֗יו וַֽיְחַלְּצֵֽם׃ | 8.2 | all around those who fear him and he delivers them. |
| טַעֲמ֣וּ וּ֭רְאוּ כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְהוָ֑ה | 9.1 | Taste and see that YHWH is good! |
| אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י הַ֝גֶּ֗בֶר יֶחֱסֶה־בּֽוֹ׃ | 9.2 | Happy is the man who seeks refuge in him. |
| יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה קְדֹשָׁ֑יו | 10.1 | Fear YHWH, you holy ones of his! |
| כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַ֝חְס֗וֹר לִירֵאָֽיו׃ | 10.2 | For those who fear him have no lack. |
| כְּ֭פִירִים רָשׁ֣וּ וְרָעֵ֑בוּ | 11.1 | Young lions have suffered want and been hungry, |
| וְדֹרְשֵׁ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹא־יַחְסְר֥וּ כָל־טֽוֹב׃ | 11.2 | but those who seek YHWH will not lack any good. |
| לְֽכוּ־בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י | 12.1 | Come, children! Listen to me! |
| יִֽרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם׃ | 12.2 | I will teach you the fear of YHWH. |
| מִֽי־הָ֭אִישׁ הֶחָפֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים | 13.1 | Who is the person who desires life, |
| אֹהֵ֥ב יָ֝מִ֗ים לִרְא֥וֹת טֽוֹב׃ | 13.2 | who wants to live a long time, who loves to see good? |
| נְצֹ֣ר לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣ מֵרָ֑ע | 14.1 | Keep your tongue from evil |
| וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ מִדַּבֵּ֥ר מִרְמָֽה׃ | 14.2 | and your lips from speaking deceit! |
| ס֣וּר מֵ֭רָע וַעֲשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב | 15.1 | Turn away from evil and do good! |
| בַּקֵּ֖שׁ שָׁל֣וֹם וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃ | 15.2 | Seek peace and pursue it! |
| פְּנֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה בְּעֹ֣שֵׂי רָ֑ע | 17*.1 | YHWH’s face is against those who do evil, |
| לְהַכְרִ֖ית מֵאֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃ | 17*.2 | so as to remove the memory of them from the earth. |
| עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה אֶל־צַדִּיקִ֑ים | 16*.1 | YHWH’s eyes are directed towards the righteous, |
| וְ֝אָזְנָ֗יו אֶל־שַׁוְעָתָֽם׃ | 16*.2 | and his ears are attentive to their cries for help. |
| צָעֲק֣וּ וַיהוָ֣ה שָׁמֵ֑עַ | 18.1 | They called for help, and YHWH heard, |
| וּמִכָּל־צָ֝רוֹתָ֗ם הִצִּילָֽם׃ | 18.2 | and he delivered them from all their troubles. |
| קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵ֑ב | 19.1 | YHWH is near to the broken-hearted |
| וְֽאֶת־דַּכְּאֵי־ר֥וּחַ יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ | 19.2 | and he saves the crushed in spirit. |
| רַ֭בּוֹת רָע֣וֹת צַדִּ֑יק | 20.1 | The hardships of the righteous are many, |
| וּ֝מִכֻּלָּ֗ם יַצִּילֶ֥נּוּ יְהוָֽה׃ | 20.2 | but YHWH rescues him from all of them. |
| שֹׁמֵ֥ר כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָ֑יו | 21.1 | He protects all his bones. |
| אַחַ֥ת מֵ֝הֵ֗נָּה לֹ֣א נִשְׁבָּֽרָה׃ | 21.2 | Not one of them has broken. |
| תְּמוֹתֵ֣ת רָשָׁ֣ע רָעָ֑ה | 22.1 | Hardship finishes off a wicked person, |
| וְשֹׂנְאֵ֖י צַדִּ֣יק יֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ | 22.2 | and those who hate a righteous person bear their guilt |
| פּוֹדֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲבָדָ֑יו | 23.1 | YHWH redeems his servants’ lives, |
| וְלֹ֥א יֶ֝אְשְׁמ֗וּ כָּֽל־הַחֹסִ֥ים בּֽוֹ׃ | 23.2 | and no one who seeks refuge in him will ever bear guilt. |