Psalm 34/Text/Lines

Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC)
לְדָוִ֗ד בְּשַׁנּוֹת֣וֹ אֶת־טַ֭עְמוֹ לִפְנֵ֣י אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַֽ֝יְגָרֲשֵׁ֗הוּ וַיֵּלַֽךְ׃	1a	By David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, and Abimelek drove him out, and he went.
אֲבָרֲכָ֣ה אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה בְּכָל־עֵ֑ת	2a	I will bless YHWH at all times.
תָּ֝מִ֗יד תְּֽהִלָּת֥וֹ בְּפִֽי׃	2b	His praise will continually be in my mouth.
בַּ֭יהוָה תִּתְהַלֵּ֣ל נַפְשִׁ֑י	3a	My soul boasts in YHWH.
יִשְׁמְע֖וּ עֲנָוִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָֽחוּ׃	3b	May the afflicted hear and be glad!
גַּדְּל֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה אִתִּ֑י	4a	Extol YHWH with me,
וּנְרוֹמְמָ֖ה שְׁמוֹ יַחְדָּֽו׃	4b	and let us exalt his name together!
דָּרַ֣שְׁתִּי אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה וְעָנָ֑נִי	5a	I sought YHWH and he answered me
וּמִכָּל־מְ֝גוּרוֹתַ֗י הִצִּילָֽנִי׃	5b	and he rescued me from all my terrors.
*הַבִּיטוּ* אֵלָ֣יו *וּנְהָרוּ*	6a	Gaze at him and glow,
וּפְנֵיכֶם* אַל־יֶחְפָּֽרוּ׃*	6b	and do not let your faces be ashamed!
זֶ֤ה עָנִ֣י קָ֭רָא וַיהוָ֣ה שָׁמֵ֑עַ	7a	This is a poor man who called out and YHWH heard
וּמִכָּל־צָ֝רוֹתָ֗יו הוֹשִׁיעֽוֹ׃	7b	and saved him from all his troubles.
חֹנֶ֤ה מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֓ה	8a	YHWH’s angel encamps
סָ֘בִ֤יב לִֽירֵאָ֗יו וַֽיְחַלְּצֵֽם׃	8b	all around those who fear him and he delivers them.
טַעֲמ֣וּ וּ֭רְאוּ כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְהוָ֑ה	9a	Taste and see that YHWH is good!
אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י הַ֝גֶּ֗בֶר יֶחֱסֶה־בּֽוֹ׃	9b	Happy is the man who seeks refuge in him.
יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה קְדֹשָׁ֑יו	10a	Fear YHWH, you holy ones of his!
כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַ֝חְס֗וֹר לִירֵאָֽיו׃	10b	For those who fear him have no lack.
כְּ֭פִירִים רָשׁ֣וּ וְרָעֵ֑בוּ	11a	Young lions have suffered want and been hungry,
וְדֹרְשֵׁ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹא־יַחְסְר֥וּ כָל־טֽוֹב׃	11b	but those who seek YHWH will not lack any good.
לְֽכוּ־בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י	12a	Come, children! Listen to me!
יִֽרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם׃	12b	I will teach you the fear of YHWH.
מִֽי־הָ֭אִישׁ הֶחָפֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים	13a	Who is the person who desires life,
אֹהֵ֥ב יָ֝מִ֗ים לִרְא֥וֹת טֽוֹב׃	13b	who wants to live a long time, [who loves] to see good?
נְצֹ֣ר לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣ מֵרָ֑ע	14a	Keep your tongue from evil
וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ מִדַּבֵּ֥ר מִרְמָֽה׃	14b	and your lips from speaking deceit!
ס֣וּר מֵ֭רָע וַעֲשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב	15a	Turn away from evil and do good!
בַּקֵּ֖שׁ שָׁל֣וֹם וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃	15b	Seek peace and pursue it!
פְּנֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה בְּעֹ֣שֵׂי רָ֑ע	17a	YHWH’s face is against those who do evil,
לְהַכְרִ֖ית מֵאֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃	17b	so as to remove the memory of them from the earth.
עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה אֶל־צַדִּיקִ֑ים	16a	YHWH’s eyes are directed towards the righteous,
וְ֝אָזְנָ֗יו אֶל־שַׁוְעָתָֽם׃	16b	and his ears are attentive to their cries for help.
צָעֲק֣וּ וַיהוָ֣ה שָׁמֵ֑עַ	18a	They called for help, and YHWH heard,
וּמִכָּל־צָ֝רוֹתָ֗ם הִצִּילָֽם׃	18b	and he delivered them from all their troubles.
קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵ֑ב	19a	YHWH is near to the broken-hearted
וְֽאֶת־דַּכְּאֵי־ר֥וּחַ יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃	19b	and he saves the crushed in spirit.
רַ֭בּוֹת רָע֣וֹת צַדִּ֑יק	20a	The hardships of the righteous are many,
וּ֝מִכֻּלָּ֗ם יַצִּילֶ֥נּוּ יְהוָֽה׃	20b	but YHWH rescues him from all of them.
שֹׁמֵ֥ר כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָ֑יו	21a	He protects all his bones.
אַחַ֥ת מֵ֝הֵ֗נָּה לֹ֣א נִשְׁבָּֽרָה׃	21b	Not one of them has broken.
תְּמוֹתֵ֣ת רָשָׁ֣ע רָעָ֑ה	22a	Hardship finishes off a wicked person,
וְשֹׂנְאֵ֖י צַדִּ֣יק יֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃	22b	and those who hate a righteous person bear their guilt
פּוֹדֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲבָדָ֑יו	23a	YHWH redeems his servants’ lives,
וְלֹ֥א יֶ֝אְשְׁמ֗וּ כָּֽל־הַחֹסִ֥ים בּֽוֹ׃	23b	and no one who seeks refuge in him will ever bear guilt.