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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 34 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/34.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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35">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(Written by David when he pretended to be crazy in front of Abimelech, so that Abimelech would send him away, and David could leave.)</h3><h3 class="s1">Honor the <span class="nd">Lord</span></h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.1" class="v19_34_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.34.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> I will always praise the <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.2" class="v19_34_2">2</span>With all my heart,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_2">I will praise the <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_2">Let all who are helpless,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_2">listen and be glad.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.3" class="v19_34_3">3</span>Honor the <span class="nd">Lord</span> with me!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_3">Celebrate his great name.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.4" class="v19_34_4">4</span>I asked the <span class="nd">Lord</span> for help,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_4">and he saved me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_4">from all my fears.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.5" class="v19_34_5">5</span>Keep your eyes on the <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_5">You will shine like the sun</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_5">and never blush with shame.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.6" class="v19_34_6">6</span>I was a nobody, but I prayed,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_6">and the <span class="nd">Lord</span> saved me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_6">from all my troubles.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.7" class="v19_34_7">7</span>If you honor the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_7">his angel will protect you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.8" class="v19_34_8">8</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.34.8!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Discover for yourself</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_8">that the <span class="nd">Lord</span> is kind.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_8">Come to him for protection,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_8">and you will be glad.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.9" class="v19_34_9">9</span>Honor the <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_9">You are his special people.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_9">No one who honors the <span class="nd">Lord</span></span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_9">will ever be in need.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.10" class="v19_34_10">10</span>Young lions<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.34.10!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> may go hungry</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_10">or even starve,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_10">but if you trust the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_10">you will never miss out</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_10">on anything good.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.11" class="v19_34_11">11</span>Come, my children, listen</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_11">as I teach you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_11">to respect the <span class="nd">Lord</span>.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.12" class="v19_34_12">12</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.34.12!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Do you want to live</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_12">and enjoy a long life?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.13" class="v19_34_13">13</span>Then don't say cruel things</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_13">and don't tell lies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.14" class="v19_34_14">14</span>Do good instead of evil</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_14">and try to live at peace.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.15" class="v19_34_15">15</span>If you obey the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_15">he will watch over you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_15">and answer your prayers.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.16" class="v19_34_16">16</span>But God despises evil people,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_16">and he will wipe them all</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_16">from the earth,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_16">till they are forgotten.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.17" class="v19_34_17">17</span>When his people pray for help,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_17">he listens and rescues them</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_17">from their troubles.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.18" class="v19_34_18">18</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> is there to rescue</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_18">all</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_18">who are discouraged</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_18">and have given up hope.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.19" class="v19_34_19">19</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s people</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_19">may suffer a lot,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_19">but he will always</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_19">bring them safely through.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_20"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.20" class="v19_34_20">20</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.34.20!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Not one of their bones</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_20">will ever be broken.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_21"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.21" class="v19_34_21">21</span>Wicked people are killed</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_21">by their own evil deeds,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_21">and if you hate God's people</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_21">you will be punished.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_22"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.34.22" class="v19_34_22">22</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> saves the lives</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_22">of his servants.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_34_22">Run to him for protection,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_34_22">and you won't be punished.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">34.10 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Young lions: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">In the Psalms wild animals often stand for God's enemies.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span 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