Psalms 34 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 35

¹By David. Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.

KJVA Psalm of David^H1732. Plead^H7378^(H8798) my cause, O LORD^H3068, with them that strive^H3401 with me: fight^H3898^(H8798) against them that fight^H3898^(H8802) against me.

² Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.

KJVTake hold^H2388^(H8685) of shield^H4043 and buckler^H6793, and stand up^H6965^(H8798) for mine help^H5833.

³ Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”

KJVDraw out^H7324^(H8685) also the spear^H2595, and stop^H5462^(H8798) the way against^H7125^(H8800) them that persecute^H7291^(H8802) me: say^H559^(H8798) unto my soul^H5315, I am thy salvation^H3444.

⁴ Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.

KJVLet them be confounded^H954^(H8799) and put to shame^H3637^(H8735) that seek^H1245^(H8764) after my soul^H5315: let them be turned^H5472^(H8735) back^H268 and brought to confusion^H2659^(H8799) that devise^H2803^(H8802) my hurt^H7451.

⁵ Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh’s angel driving them on.

KJVLet them be as chaff^H4671 before^H6440 the wind^H7307: and let the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 chase^H1760^(H8802) them.

⁶ Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh’s angel pursuing them.

KJVLet their way^H1870 be dark^H2822 and slippery^H2519: and let the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 persecute^H7291^(H8802) them.

⁷ For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

KJVFor without cause^H2600 have they hid^H2934^(H8804) for me their net^H7568 in a pit^H7845, which without cause^H2600 they have digged^H2658^(H8804) for my soul^H5315.

⁸ Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

KJVLet destruction^H7722 come^H935^(H8799) upon him at unawares^H3045^(H8799)^H3808; and let his net^H7568 that he hath hid^H2934^(H8804) catch^H3920^(H8799) himself: into that very destruction^H7722 let him fall^H5307^(H8799).

⁹ My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.

KJVAnd my soul^H5315 shall be joyful^H1523^(H8799) in the LORD^H3068: it shall rejoice^H7797^(H8799) in his salvation^H3444.

¹⁰ All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”

KJVAll my bones^H6106 shall say^H559^(H8799), LORD^H3068, who is like unto thee, which deliverest^H5337^(H8688) the poor^H6041 from him that is too strong^H2389 for him, yea, the poor^H6041 and the needy^H34 from him that spoileth^H1497^(H8802) him?

¹¹ Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.

KJVFalse^H2555 witnesses^H5707 did rise up^H6965^(H8799); they laid to my charge^H7592^(H8799) things that I knew^H3045^(H8804) not.

¹² They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

KJVThey rewarded^H7999^(H8762) me evil^H7451 for good^H2896 to the spoiling^H7908 of my soul^H5315.

¹³ But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.

KJVBut as for me, when they were sick^H2470^(H8800), my clothing^H3830 was sackcloth^H8242: I humbled^H6031^(H8765) my soul^H5315 with fasting^H6685; and my prayer^H8605 returned^H7725^(H8799) into mine own bosom^H2436.

¹⁴ I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.

KJVI behaved^H1980^(H8694) myself as though he had been my friend^H7453 or brother^H251: I bowed down^H7817^(H8804) heavily^H6937^(H8802), as one that mourneth^H57 for his mother^H517.

¹⁵ But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.

KJVBut in mine adversity^H6761 they rejoiced^H8055^(H8804), and gathered themselves together^H622^(H8738): yea, the abjects^H5222 gathered themselves together^H622^(H8738) against me, and I knew^H3045^(H8804) it not; they did tear^H7167^(H8804) me, and ceased^H1826^(H8804) not:

¹⁶ Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.

KJVWith hypocritical^H2611 mockers^H3934 in feasts^H4580, they gnashed^H2786^(H8800) upon me with their teeth^H8127.

¹⁷ Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

KJVLord^H136, how long wilt thou look on^H7200^(H8799)? rescue^H7725^(H8685) my soul^H5315 from their destructions^H7722, my darling^H3173 from the lions^H3715.

¹⁸ I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.

KJVI will give thee thanks^H3034^(H8686) in the great^H7227 congregation^H6951: I will praise^H1984^(H8762) thee among much^H6099 people^H5971.

¹⁹ Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.

KJVLet not them that are mine enemies^H341^(H8802) wrongfully^H8267 rejoice^H8055^(H8799) over me: neither let them wink^H7169^(H8799) with the eye^H5869 that hate^H8130^(H8802) me without a cause^H2600.

²⁰ For they don’t speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

KJVFor they speak^H1696^(H8762) not peace^H7965: but they devise^H2803^(H8799) deceitful^H4820 matters^H1697 against them that are quiet^H7282 in the land^H776.

²¹ Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!”

KJVYea, they opened their mouth^H6310 wide^H7337^(H8686) against me, and said^H559^(H8804), Aha^H1889, aha^H1889, our eye^H5869 hath seen^H7200^(H8804) it.

²² You have seen it, Yahweh. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.

KJVThis thou hast seen^H7200^(H8804), O LORD^H3068: keep not silence^H2790^(H8799): O Lord^H136, be not far^H7368^(H8799) from me.

²³ Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!

KJVStir up^H5782^(H8685) thyself, and awake^H6974^(H8685) to my judgment^H4941, even unto my cause^H7379, my God^H430 and my Lord^H136.

²⁴ Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness. Don’t let them gloat over me.

KJVJudge^H8199^(H8798) me, O LORD^H3068 my God^H430, according to thy righteousness^H6664; and let them not rejoice^H8055^(H8799) over me.

²⁵ Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”

KJVLet them not say^H559^(H8799) in their hearts^H3820, Ah^H1889, so would we have it^H5315: let them not say^H559^(H8799), We have swallowed him up^H1104^(H8765).

²⁶ Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.

KJVLet them be ashamed^H954^(H8799) and brought to confusion^H2659^(H8799) together^H3162 that rejoice^H8056 at mine hurt^H7451: let them be clothed^H3847^(H8799) with shame^H1322 and dishonour^H3639 that magnify^H1431^(H8688) themselves against me.

²⁷ Let those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. Yes, let them say continually, “May Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”

KJVLet them shout for joy^H7442^(H8799), and be glad^H8055^(H8799), that favour^H2655 my righteous cause^H6664: yea, let them say^H559^(H8799) continually^H8548, Let the LORD^H3068 be magnified^H1431^(H8799), which hath pleasure^H2655 in the prosperity^H7965 of his servant^H5650.

²⁸ My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.

KJVAnd my tongue^H3956 shall speak^H1897^(H8799) of thy righteousness^H6664 and of thy praise^H8416 all the day^H3117 long.

WEB·Psalms 34

¹By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.

KJVA Psalm of David^H1732, when he changed^H8138^(H8763) his behaviour^H2940 before^H6440 Abimelech^H40; who drove him away^H1644^(H8762), and he departed^H3212^(H8799). I will bless^H1288^(H8762) the LORD^H3068 at all times^H6256: his praise^H8416 shall continually^H8548 be in my mouth^H6310.

² My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it and be glad.

KJVMy soul^H5315 shall make her boast^H1984^(H8691) in the LORD^H3068: the humble^H6035 shall hear^H8085^(H8799) thereof, and be glad^H8055^(H8799).

³ Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let’s exalt his name together.

KJVO magnify^H1431^(H8761) the LORD^H3068 with me, and let us exalt^H7311^(H8787) his name^H8034 together^H3162.

⁴ I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

KJVI sought^H1875^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, and he heard^H6030^(H8804) me, and delivered^H5337^(H8689) me from all my fears^H4035.

⁵ They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.

KJVThey looked^H5027^(H8689) unto him, and were lightened^H5102^(H8804): and their faces^H6440 were not ashamed^H2659^(H8799).

⁶ This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

KJVThis poor man^H6041 cried^H7121^(H8804), and the LORD^H3068 heard^H8085^(H8804) him, and saved^H3467^(H8689) him out of all his troubles^H6869.

⁷ Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

KJVThe angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 encampeth^H2583^(H8802) round about^H5439 them that fear^H3373 him, and delivereth^H2502^(H8762) them.

⁸ Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

KJVO taste^H2938^(H8798) and see^H7200^(H8798) that the LORD^H3068 is good^H2896: blessed^H835 is the man^H1397 that trusteth^H2620^(H8799) in him.

⁹ Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him.

KJVO fear^H3372^(H8798) the LORD^H3068, ye his saints^H6918: for there is no want^H4270 to them that fear^H3373 him.

¹⁰ The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

KJVThe young lions^H3715 do lack^H7326^(H8804), and suffer hunger^H7456^(H8804): but they that seek^H1875^(H8802) the LORD^H3068 shall not want^H2637^(H8799) any good^H2896 thing.

¹¹ Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

KJVCome^H3212^(H8798), ye children^H1121, hearken^H8085^(H8798) unto me: I will teach^H3925^(H8762) you the fear^H3374 of the LORD^H3068.

¹² Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

KJVWhat man^H376 is he that desireth^H2655 life^H2416, and loveth^H157^(H8802) many days^H3117, that he may see^H7200^(H8800) good^H2896?

¹³ Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

KJVKeep^H5341^(H8798) thy tongue^H3956 from evil^H7451, and thy lips^H8193 from speaking^H1696^(H8763) guile^H4820.

¹⁴ Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

KJVDepart^H5493^(H8798) from evil^H7451, and do^H6213^(H8798) good^H2896; seek^H1245^(H8761) peace^H7965, and pursue^H7291^(H8798) it.

¹⁵ Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

KJVThe eyes^H5869 of the LORD^H3068 are upon the righteous^H6662, and his ears^H241 are open unto their cry^H7775.

¹⁶ Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.

KJVThe face^H6440 of the LORD^H3068 is against them that do^H6213^(H8802) evil^H7451, to cut off^H3772^(H8687) the remembrance^H2143 of them from the earth^H776.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

KJVThe righteous cry^H6817^(H8804), and the LORD^H3068 heareth^H8085^(H8804), and delivereth^H5337^(H8689) them out of all their troubles^H6869.

¹⁸ Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is nigh^H7138 unto them that are of a broken^H7665^(H8737) heart^H3820; and saveth^H3467^(H8686) such as be of a contrite^H1793 spirit^H7307.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

KJVMany^H7227 are the afflictions^H7451 of the righteous^H6662: but the LORD^H3068 delivereth^H5337^(H8686) him out of them all.

²⁰ He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

KJVHe keepeth^H8104^(H8802) all his bones^H6106: not one^H259 of them^H2007 is broken^H7665^(H8738).

²¹ Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

KJVEvil^H7451 shall slay^H4191^(H8787) the wicked^H7563: and they that hate^H8130^(H8802) the righteous^H6662 shall be desolate^H816^(H8799).

²² Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 redeemeth^H6299^(H8802) the soul^H5315 of his servants^H5650: and none of them that trust^H2620^(H8802) in him shall be desolate^H816^(H8799).

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