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34 Ipsi David. Judica, Domine, nocentes me; expugna impugnantes me.

Apprehende arma et scutum, et exsurge in adjutorium mihi.

Effunde frameam, et conclude adversus eos qui persequuntur me; dic animae meae: Salus tua ego sum.

Confundantur et revereantur quaerentes animam meam; avertantur retrorsum et confundantur cogitantes mihi mala.

Fiant tamquam pulvis ante faciem venti, et angelus Domini coarctans eos.

Fiat via illorum tenebrae et lubricum, et angelus Domini persequens eos.

Quoniam gratis absconderunt mihi interitum laquei sui; supervacue exprobraverunt animam meam.

Veniat illi laqueus quem ignorat, et captio quam abscondit apprehendat eum, et in laqueum cadat in ipsum.

Anima autem mea exsultabit in Domino, et delectabitur super salutari suo.

10 Omnia ossa mea dicent: Domine, quis similis tibi? eripiens inopem de manu fortiorum ejus; egenum et pauperem a diripientibus eum.

11 Surgentes testes iniqui, quae ignorabam interrogabant me.

12 Retribuebant mihi mala pro bonis, sterilitatem animae meae.

13 Ego autem, cum mihi molesti essent, induebar cilicio; humiliabam in jejunio animam meam, et oratio mea in sinu meo convertetur.

14 Quasi proximum et quasi fratrem nostrum sic complacebam; quasi lugens et contristatus sic humiliabar.

15 Et adversum me laetati sunt, et convenerunt; congregata sunt super me flagella, et ignoravi.

16 Dissipati sunt, nec compuncti; tentaverunt me, subsannaverunt me subsannatione; frenduerunt super me dentibus suis.

17 Domine, quando respicies? Restitue animam meam a malignitate eorum; a leonibus unicam meam.

18 Confitebor tibi in ecclesia magna; in populo gravi laudabo te.

19 Non supergaudeant mihi qui adversantur mihi inique, qui oderunt me gratis, et annuunt oculis.

20 Quoniam mihi quidem pacifice loquebantur; et in iracundia terrae loquentes, dolos cogitabant.

21 Et dilataverunt super me os suum; dixerunt: Euge, euge! viderunt oculi nostri.

22 Vidisti, Domine: ne sileas; Domine, ne discedas a me.

23 Exsurge et intende judicio meo, Deus meus; et Dominus meus, in causam meam.

24 Judica me secundum justitiam tuam, Domine Deus meus, et non supergaudeant mihi.

25 Non dicant in cordibus suis: Euge, euge, animae nostrae; nec dicant: Devoravimus eum.

26 Erubescant et revereantur simul qui gratulantur malis meis; induantur confusione et reverentia qui magna loquuntur super me.

27 Exsultent et laetentur qui volunt justitiam meam; et dicant semper: Magnificetur Dominus, qui volunt pacem servi ejus.

28 Et lingua mea meditabitur justitiam tuam; tota die laudem tuam.

Psalm 34[a][b]

Of David. When he pretended to be insane(A) before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.

I will extol the Lord at all times;(B)
    his praise will always be on my lips.
I will glory(C) in the Lord;
    let the afflicted hear and rejoice.(D)
Glorify the Lord(E) with me;
    let us exalt(F) his name together.

I sought the Lord,(G) and he answered me;
    he delivered(H) me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant;(I)
    their faces are never covered with shame.(J)
This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.(K)
The angel of the Lord(L) encamps around those who fear him,
    and he delivers(M) them.

Taste and see that the Lord is good;(N)
    blessed is the one who takes refuge(O) in him.
Fear the Lord,(P) you his holy people,
    for those who fear him lack nothing.(Q)
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.(R)
11 Come, my children, listen(S) to me;
    I will teach you(T) the fear of the Lord.(U)
12 Whoever of you loves life(V)
    and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue(W) from evil
    and your lips from telling lies.(X)
14 Turn from evil and do good;(Y)
    seek peace(Z) and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord(AA) are on the righteous,(AB)
    and his ears are attentive(AC) to their cry;
16 but the face of the Lord is against(AD) those who do evil,(AE)
    to blot out their name(AF) from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears(AG) them;
    he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord is close(AH) to the brokenhearted(AI)
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

19 The righteous person may have many troubles,(AJ)
    but the Lord delivers him from them all;(AK)
20 he protects all his bones,
    not one of them will be broken.(AL)

21 Evil will slay the wicked;(AM)
    the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord will rescue(AN) his servants;
    no one who takes refuge(AO) in him will be condemned.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 34:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Psalm 34:1 In Hebrew texts 34:1-22 is numbered 34:2-23.