Psalm 34 - Thanksgiving to God Who Delivers the Just --- SALM 34

¹ Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who drove him out and he went away.

I

² I will bless the Lord at all times;
    his praise shall be always in my mouth.
³ My soul will glory in the Lord;
    let the poor hear and be glad.
⁴ Magnify the Lord with me;
    and let us exalt his name together.

II

⁵ I sought the Lord, and he answered me,
    delivered me from all my fears.
⁶ Look to him and be radiant,
    and your faces may not blush for shame.
⁷ This poor one cried out and the Lord heard,
    and from all his distress he saved him.
⁸ The angel of the Lord encamps
    around those who fear him, and he saves them.
⁹ Taste and see that the Lord is good;
    blessed is the stalwart one who takes refuge in him.
¹⁰ Fear the Lord, you his holy ones;
    nothing is lacking to those who fear him.
¹¹ The rich grow poor and go hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

III

¹² Come, children, listen to me;
    I will teach you fear of the Lord.
¹³ Who is the man who delights in life,
    who loves to see the good days?
¹⁴ Keep your tongue from evil,
    your lips from speaking lies.
¹⁵ Turn from evil and do good;
    seek peace and pursue it.
¹⁶ The eyes of the Lord are directed toward the righteous
    and his ears toward their cry.
¹⁷ The Lord’s face is against evildoers
    to wipe out their memory from the earth.
¹⁸ The righteous cry out, the Lord hears
    and he rescues them from all their afflictions.
¹⁹ The Lord is close to the brokenhearted,
    saves those whose spirit is crushed.
²⁰ Many are the troubles of the righteous,
    but the Lord delivers him from them all.
²¹ He watches over all his bones;
    not one of them shall be broken.
²² Evil will slay the wicked;
    those who hate the righteous are condemned.
²³ The Lord is the redeemer of the souls of his servants;

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SALM 34

[S:34:1] Ta' David, meta għamilha ta' iblah quddiem Abimelek u dan keċċieh, u hu telaq.

[S:34:2] Kull ħin inbierek il-Mulej;

tifħiru dejjem fuq fommi.

[S:34:3] Bil-Mulej tiftaħar ruħi;

jisimgħu l-fqajrin u jifirħu.

[S:34:4] Xandru l-kobor tal-Mulej miegħi;

ħa ngħollu ismu flimkien.

[S:34:5] Jien fittixt il-Mulej, u weġibni,

minn kull biża' tiegħi ħelisni.

[S:34:6] Ħarsu lejh u jiddi bil-ferħ wiċċkom,

u ma jkollkomx għax tistħu.

[S:34:7] Dan il-fqajjar sejjaħ u l-Mulej semgħu,

u mid-dwejjaq tiegħu kollha ħelsu.

[S:34:8] L-anġlu tal-Mulej jgħasses

madwar dawk li jibżgħu minnu, u jeħlishom.

[S:34:9] Ippruvaw u taraw kemm hu tajjeb il-Mulej;

hieni l-bniedem li jistkenn fih.

[S:34:10] Ibżgħu mill-Mulej, qaddisin tiegħu;

xejn ma jonqsu min jibża' minnu.

[S:34:11] Is-setgħana jiftaqru u jbatu l-ġuħ;

min ifittex lill-Mulej xejn ma jkun jonqsu.

[S:34:12] Ejjew uliedi, isimgħu lili;

jiena l-biża' tal-Mulej ngħallimkom.

[S:34:13] Min hu l-bniedem li jħobb il-ħajja,

u jixtieq jara għomru kollu riżq?

[S:34:14] Ħares ilsienek mill-ħażen,

u xufftejk minn kliem il-qerq.

[S:34:15] Tbiegħed mill-ħażen u agħmel it-tajjeb,

fittex is-sliem u imxi warajh.

 

[S:34:16] Għajnejn il-Mulej lejn il-ġusti,

u widnejh miftuħa għall-għajta tagħhom.

[S:34:17] Il-ħarsa tal-Mulej fuq il-ħżiena,

biex jeqred minn fuq l-art tifkirithom.

[S:34:18] Jgħajjtu l-ġusti għall-għajnuna, u l-Mulej jismagħhom;

mid-dwejjaq kollha tagħhom jeħlishom.

[S:34:19] Qrib il-Mulej lejn dawk b'qalbhom maqsuma,

jgħin lil dawk b'ruħhom mifnija.

[S:34:20] Kbar huma l-ħsarat tar-raġel sewwa,

iżda minnhom kollha jeħilsu l-Mulej.

[S:34:21] Iħarislu għadmu kollha,

ebda waħda ma titkissirlu.

[S:34:22] Il-ħażin ħżunitu teqirdu;

min jobgħod il-ġust iħallas għall-ħtija.

[S:34:23] Jifdi l-Mulej il-ħajja tal-qaddejja tiegħu;

kull min jistkenn fih ma jkollux xi jpatti.

 

 

 

 

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