--- title: Psalms 34 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 34 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/34/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 34 # Psalms 34 23 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [34:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.1/) — לְדָוִד בְּשַׁנּוֹתוֹ אֶת־טַעְמוֹ לִפְנֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַֽיְגָרֲשֵׁהוּ וַיֵּלַֽךְ׃ — A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. - [34:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.2/) — אֲבָרֲכָה אֶת־יְהוָה בְּכָל־עֵת תָּמִיד תְּֽהִלָּתוֹ בְּפִֽי׃ — I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. - [34:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.3/) — בַּיהוָה תִּתְהַלֵּל נַפְשִׁי יִשְׁמְעוּ עֲנָוִים וְיִשְׂמָֽחוּ׃ — My soul shall glory in the LORD; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. - [34:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.4/) — גַּדְּלוּ לַיהוָה אִתִּי וּנְרוֹמְמָה שְׁמוֹ יַחְדָּֽו׃ — O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together. - [34:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.5/) — דָּרַשְׁתִּי אֶת־יְהוָה וְעָנָנִי וּמִכָּל־מְגוּרוֹתַי הִצִּילָֽנִי׃ — I sought the LORD, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. - [34:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.6/) — הִבִּיטוּ אֵלָיו וְנָהָרוּ וּפְנֵיהֶם אַל־יֶחְפָּֽרוּ׃ — They looked unto Him, and were radiant; and their faces shall never be abashed. - [34:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.7/) — זֶה עָנִי קָרָא וַיהוָה שָׁמֵעַ וּמִכָּל־צָרוֹתָיו הוֹשִׁיעֽוֹ׃ — This poor man cried, and the LORD heard, and saved him out of all his troubles. - [34:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.8/) — חֹנֶה מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָה סָבִיב לִֽירֵאָיו וַֽיְחַלְּצֵֽם׃ — The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them. - [34:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.9/) — טַעֲמוּ וּרְאוּ כִּי־טוֹב יְהוָה אַֽשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר יֶחֱסֶה־בּֽוֹ׃ — O consider and see that the LORD is good; happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him. - [34:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.10/) — יְראוּ אֶת־יְהוָה קְדֹשָׁיו כִּי־אֵין מַחְסוֹר לִירֵאָֽיו׃ — O fear the LORD, ye His holy ones; for there is no want to them that fear Him. - [34:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.11/) — כְּפִירִים רָשׁוּ וְרָעֵבוּ וְדֹרְשֵׁי יְהוָה לֹא־יַחְסְרוּ כָל־טֽוֹב׃ — The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek the LORD want not any good thing. - [34:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.12/) — לְֽכוּ־בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי יִֽרְאַת יְהוָה אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם׃ — Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. - [34:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.13/) — מִֽי־הָאִישׁ הֶחָפֵץ חַיִּים אֹהֵב יָמִים לִרְאוֹת טֽוֹב׃ — Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days, that he may see good therein? - [34:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.14/) — נְצֹר לְשׁוֹנְךָ מֵרָע וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָֽה׃ — Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. - [34:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.15/) — סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה־טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃ — Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. - [34:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.16/) — עֵינֵי יְהוָה אֶל־צַדִּיקִים וְאָזְנָיו אֶל־שַׁוְעָתָֽם׃ — The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry. - [34:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.17/) — פְּנֵי יְהוָה בְּעֹשֵׂי רָע לְהַכְרִית מֵאֶרֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃ — The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. - [34:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.18/) — צָעֲקוּ וַיהוָה שָׁמֵעַ וּמִכָּל־צָרוֹתָם הִצִּילָֽם׃ — They cried, and the LORD heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles. - [34:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.19/) — קָרוֹב יְהוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב וְֽאֶת־דַּכְּאֵי־רוּחַ יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ — The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. - [34:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.20/) — רַבּוֹת רָעוֹת צַדִּיק וּמִכֻּלָּם יַצִּילֶנּוּ יְהוָֽה׃ — Many are the ills of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. - [34:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.21/) — שֹׁמֵר כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָיו אַחַת מֵהֵנָּה לֹא נִשְׁבָּֽרָה׃ — He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken. - [34:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.22/) — תְּמוֹתֵת רָשָׁע רָעָה וְשֹׂנְאֵי צַדִּיק יֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ — Evil shall kill the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty. - [34:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.34.23/) — פּוֹדֶה יְהוָה נֶפֶשׁ עֲבָדָיו וְלֹא יֶאְשְׁמוּ כָּֽל־הַחֹסִים בּֽוֹ׃ — The LORD redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate. - ← previous: [Psalms 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/33/) - next →: [Psalms 35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/35/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)