34:1

לְדָוִד בְּשַׁנּוֹתוֹ אֶת־טַעְמוֹ לִפְנֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַיְגָרֲשֵׁהוּ וַיֵּלַךְ׃

[A Psalm] of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

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34:2

אֲבָרֲכָה אֶת־יְהוָה בְּכָל־עֵת תָּמִיד תְּהִלָּתוֹ בְּפִי׃

I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

34:3

בַּיהוָה תִּתְהַלֵּל נַפְשִׁי יִשְׁמְעוּ עֲנָוִים וְיִשְׂמָחוּ׃

My soul shall glory in the LORD; The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

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34:4

גַּדְּלוּ לַיהוָה אִתִּי וּנְרוֹמְמָה שְׁמוֹ יַחְדָּו׃

O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.

34:5

דָּרַשְׁתִּי אֶת־יְהוָה וְעָנָנִי וּמִכָּל־מְגוּרוֹתַי הִצִּילָנִי׃

I sought the LORD, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

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34:6

הִבִּיטוּ אֵלָיו וְנָהָרוּ וּפְנֵיהֶם אַל־יֶחְפָּרוּ׃

They looked unto Him, and were radiant; And their faces shall never be abashed.

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34:7

זֶה עָנִי קָרָא וַיהוָה שָׁמֵעַ וּמִכָּל־צָרוֹתָיו הוֹשִׁיעוֹ׃

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard, And saved him out of all his troubles.

34:8

חֹנֶה מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָה סָבִיב לִירֵאָיו וַיְחַלְּצֵם׃

The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear Him, And delivereth them.

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34:9

טַעֲמוּ וּרְאוּ כִּי־טוֹב יְהוָה אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר יֶחֱסֶה־בּוֹ׃

O consider and see that the LORD is good; Happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him.

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34:10

יְראוּ אֶת־יְהוָה קְדֹשָׁיו כִּי־אֵין מַחְסוֹר לִירֵאָיו׃

O fear the LORD, ye His holy ones; For there is no want to them that fear Him.

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34:11

כְּפִירִים רָשׁוּ וְרָעֵבוּ וְדֹרְשֵׁי יְהוָה לֹא־יַחְסְרוּ כָל־טוֹב׃

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek the LORD want not any good thing.

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34:12

לְכוּ־בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי יִרְאַת יְהוָה אֲלַמֶּדְכֶם׃

Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

34:13

מִי־הָאִישׁ הֶחָפֵץ חַיִּים אֹהֵב יָמִים לִרְאוֹת טוֹב׃

Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days, That he may see good therein?

34:14

נְצֹר לְשׁוֹנְךָ מֵרָע וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָה׃

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

34:15

סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה־טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ׃

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

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34:16

עֵינֵי יְהוָה אֶל־צַדִּיקִים וְאָזְנָיו אֶל־שַׁוְעָתָם׃

The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, And His ears are open unto their cry.

34:17

פְּנֵי יְהוָה בְּעֹשֵׂי רָע לְהַכְרִית מֵאֶרֶץ זִכְרָם׃

The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

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34:18

צָעֲקוּ וַיהוָה שָׁמֵעַ וּמִכָּל־צָרוֹתָם הִצִּילָם׃

They cried, and the LORD heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

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34:19

קָרוֹב יְהוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב וְאֶת־דַּכְּאֵי־רוּחַ יוֹשִׁיעַ׃

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

34:20

רַבּוֹת רָעוֹת צַדִּיק וּמִכֻּלָּם יַצִּילֶנּוּ יְהוָה׃

Many are the ills of the righteous, But the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

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34:21

שֹׁמֵר כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָיו אַחַת מֵהֵנָּה לֹא נִשְׁבָּרָה׃

He keepeth all his bones; Not one of them is broken.

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34:22

תְּמוֹתֵת רָשָׁע רָעָה וְשֹׂנְאֵי צַדִּיק יֶאְשָׁמוּ׃

Evil shall kill the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty.

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34:23

פּוֹדֶה יְהוָה נֶפֶשׁ עֲבָדָיו וְלֹא יֶאְשְׁמוּ כָּל־הַחֹסִים בּוֹ׃

The LORD redeemeth the soul of His servants; And none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate.

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