Psalm 34
A psalm of David when he was with Abimelek and pretended to be out of his mind. Abimelek drove him away, and David left.
1I will thank the Lord at all times.
My lips will always praise him.
2I will find my glory in knowing the Lord.
Let those who are hurting hear me and be joyful.
3Join me in giving glory to the Lord.
Let us honor him together.
4I looked to the Lord, and he answered me.
He saved me from everything I was afraid of.
5Those who look to him have joyful faces.
They are never covered with shame.
6This poor man called out, and the Lord heard him.
He saved him out of all his troubles.
7The angel of the Lord stands guard
around those who have respect for him.
And he saves them.
8Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Blessed is the person who goes to him for safety.
9You holy people of God, have respect for the Lord.
Those who respect him have everything they need.
10The lions may grow weak and hungry.
But those who look to the Lord have every good thing they need.
11My children, come. Listen to me.
I will teach you to have respect for the Lord.
12Do you love life
and want to see many good days?
13Then keep your tongues from speaking evil.
Keep your lips from telling lies.
14Turn away from evil, and do good.
Look for peace, and go after it.
15The Lord looks with favor on those who are godly.
His ears are open to their cry.
16But the Lord doesn’t look with favor on those who do evil.
He removes all memory of them from the earth.
17Godly people cry out, and the Lord hears them.
He saves them from all their troubles.
18The Lord is close to those whose hearts have been broken.
He saves those whose spirits have been crushed.
19The person who does what is right may have many troubles.
But the Lord saves him from all of them.
20The Lord watches over all his bones.
Not one of them will be broken.
21Sinners will be killed by their own evil.
The enemies of godly people will be judged.
22The Lord will save those who serve him.
No one who goes to him for safety will be found guilty.
Zaburi 3434 Zaburi hii imetungwa kila mstari ukianzia na herufi ya alfabeti ya Kiebrania zikifuatana tangu Aleph (A) hadi Taw (T); zote ni 22.
Sifa Na Wema Wa Mungu
Zaburi ya Daudi, alipojifanya mwendawazimu mbele ya Abimeleki, ambaye alimfukuza, naye akaondoka.
134:1 Za 71:6; Efe 5:20; 1The 5:18Nitamtukuza Bwana nyakati zote,
sifa zake zitakuwa midomoni mwangu siku zote.
234:2 Za 44:8; 69:32; 107:42; 119:74; Yer 9:24; 1Kor 1:31Nafsi yangu itajisifu katika Bwana,
walioonewa watasikia na wafurahi.
334:3 Za 63:3; 86:12; Dan 4:37; Kut 15:2; Yn 17:1; Rum 15:6Mtukuzeni Bwana pamoja nami,
naam, na tulitukuze jina lake pamoja.
434:4 Za 18:6; 77:2; 18:43; 22:4; 56:13; 86:13; Kut 32:11; Yon 2:2; Mt 7:7; Lk 11:9Nilimtafuta Bwana naye akanijibu,
akaniokoa kwenye hofu zangu zote.
534:5 Kut 34:29; Za 25:3; 44:15; 69:7; 83:16Wale wamtazamao hutiwa nuru,
nyuso zao hazifunikwi na aibu kamwe.
634:6 Za 25:17; 2Sam 22:1Maskini huyu alimwita Bwana, naye akamsikia,
akamwokoa katika taabu zake zote.
734:7 Mwa 32:1; Ebr 1:14; Dan 3:28; 6:22; Mt 18:10; Isa 31:5; Za 22:4; 37:40; 41:1; 97:10; Mdo 12:11; 2Fal 16:17Malaika wa Bwana hufanya kituo
akiwazunguka wale wamchao,
naye huwaokoa.
834:8 Ebr 6:5; 1Pet 2:3; Za 2:12Onjeni mwone kwamba Bwana ni mwema,
heri mtu yule anayemkimbilia.
934:9 Flp 4:19; Za 23:1; Kum 6:13; Ufu 14:7Mcheni Bwana enyi watakatifu wake,
kwa maana wale wamchao
hawapungukiwi na chochote.
1034:10 Za 23:1Wana simba wenye nguvu
hutindikiwa na kuona njaa,
bali wale wamtafutao Bwana
hawatakosa kitu chochote kilicho chema.
1134:11 Za 66:16; 32:8; 19:9Njooni, watoto wangu, mnisikilize,
nitawafundisha kumcha Bwana.
1234:12 Mhu 3:13; 1Pet 3:10Yeyote kati yenu anayependa uzima
na kutamani kuziona siku nyingi njema,
1334:13 1Pet 2:22; Za 39:1; 141:3; Mit 13:3; 21:23; Yak 1:26; Za 12:2basi auzuie ulimi wake na mabaya,
na midomo yake kutokana na kusema uongo.
1434:14 Za 37:27; Isa 1:17; 3Yn 11; Rum 14:19Aache uovu, atende mema,
aitafute amani na kuifuatilia.
1534:15 Ay 36:7; 23:10; Mal 3:16; Yn 9:31; Za 33:18Macho ya Bwana huwaelekea wenye haki,
na masikio yake yako makini kusikiliza kilio chao.
1634:16 Law 17:10; Za 9:6; Yer 23:30; 44:11; Mit 10:7; Kut 17:14; 1Pet 3:10-12Uso wa Bwana uko kinyume na watendao maovu,
ili kufuta kumbukumbu lao duniani.
1734:17 Za 145:19Wenye haki hulia, naye Bwana huwasikia,
huwaokoa katika taabu zao zote.
1834:18 Kum 4:7; Za 51:17; 119:151; 145:18; 109:16; 147:3; Isa 50:8; 61:1Bwana yu karibu na waliovunjika moyo,
na huwaokoa waliopondeka roho.
1934:19 Za 34:17; 25:17; Ay 5:19; 2Tim 3:11Mwenye haki ana mateso mengi,
lakini Bwana humwokoa nayo yote,
2034:20 Yn 19:34huhifadhi mifupa yake yote,
hata mmoja hautavunjika.
2134:21 Za 7:9; 9:16; 37:20; 73:27; 94:23; 106:43; 112:10; 140:11; Mit 14:32; 24:16Ubaya utamuua mtu mwovu,
nao adui za mwenye haki watahukumiwa.
2234:22 Kut 6:6; 15:13; Lk 1:68; Ufu 14:3; Za 2:12; 103:4; 2Sam 4:9Bwana huwakomboa watumishi wake,
yeyote anayemkimbilia yeye
hatahukumiwa kamwe.
