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34:1  I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
34:2  My life makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble and afflicted hear and be glad.
34:3  O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.
34:4  I sought (inquired of) the Lord and required Him [of necessity and on the authority of His Word], and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
34:5  They looked to Him and were radiant; their faces shall never blush for shame or be confused.
34:6  This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
34:7  The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him [who revere and worship Him with awe] and each of them He delivers.
34:8  O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and takes refuge in Him.
34:9  O fear the Lord, you His saints [revere and worship Him]! For there is no want to those who truly revere and worship Him with godly fear.
34:10  The young lions lack food and suffer hunger, but they who seek (inquire of and require) the Lord [by right of their need and on the authority of His Word], none of them shall lack any beneficial thing.
34:11  Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you to revere and worshipfully fear the Lord.
34:12  What man is he who desires life and longs for many days, that he may see good?
34:13  Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
34:14  Depart from evil and do good; seek, inquire for, and crave peace and pursue (go after) it!
34:15  The eyes of the Lord are toward the [uncompromisingly] righteous and His ears are open to their cry.
34:16  The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
34:17  When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their distress and troubles.
34:18  The Lord is close to those who are of a broken heart and saves such as are crushed with sorrow for sin and are humbly and thoroughly penitent.
34:19  Many evils confront the [consistently] righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
34:20  He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.
34:21  Evil shall cause the death of the wicked; and they who hate the just and righteous shall be held guilty and shall be condemned.
34:22  The Lord redeems the lives of His servants, and none of those who take refuge and trust in Him shall be condemned or held guilty.