Psalm 34:1–4

34:1 I will praise1 the Lord at all times;

my mouth will continually praise him.2

34:2 I will boast3 in the Lord;

let the oppressed hear and rejoice!4

34:3 Magnify the Lord with me!

Let’s praise5 his name together!

34:4 I sought the Lord’s help6 and he answered me;

he delivered me from all my fears.

1	tn Heb “bless.”
2	tn Heb “continually [will] his praise [be] in my mouth.”
3	tn Heb “my soul will boast”; or better, “let my soul boast.” Following the cohortative form in v. 1, it is likely that the prefixed verbal form here is jussive.
4	tn The two prefixed verbal forms in this verse are best taken as jussives, for the psalmist is calling his audience to worship (see v. 3).
5	tn Or “exalt.”
6	tn Heb “I sought the Lord.”