Psalms

Psalm 34:1

1Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech,a so that the king drove him away.b

I will bless the LORD at all times;

His praise will always be on my lips.

Footnotes

  • a 34:1 Abimelech is another name for Achish; see 1 Samuel 21–29 and 1 Kings 2:39|1KI 2:39.
  • b 34:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Of Davidלְדָוִ֗דlə·ḏā·wiḏPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
when he pretendedבְּשַׁנּוֹת֣וֹbə·šan·nō·w·ṯōwPreposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH8138 change
to be insaneטַ֭עְמוֹṭa‘·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2940 taste, judgement
beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH40 Abimelek
so thatוַֽ֝יְגָרֲשֵׁ֗הוּway·ḡā·ră·šê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH1644 drive out, cast out
awayוַיֵּלַֽךְ׃way·yê·laḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
I will blessאֲבָרֲכָ֣ה’ă·ḇā·ră·ḵāhVerb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH1288 kneel, bless
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
at allבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
timesעֵ֑ת‘êṯNoun - common singularH6256 time
His praiseתְּֽהִלָּת֥וֹtə·hil·lā·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8416 praise, song of praise
will alwaysתָּ֝מִ֗ידtā·mîḏAdverbH8548 continuity
be on my lipsבְּפִֽי׃bə·p̄îPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6310 mouth

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 · Colossians 3:17 · Psalm 145:1–2 · Ephesians 5:20 · Psalm 71:8 · Psalm 71:14–15 · 2 Thessalonians 2:13 · Acts 16:25 · Psalm 71:6 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · Proverbs 29:25 · Isaiah 24:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.