1 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.

2 M y life makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble and afflicted hear and be glad.

My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.

3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.

Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought (inquired of) the Lord and required Him, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

5 T hey looked to Him and were radiant; their faces shall never blush for shame or be confused.

They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.

6 T his poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

7 T he Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him and each of them He delivers.

Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

8 O taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and takes refuge in Him.

Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

9 O fear the Lord, you His saints! For there is no want to those who truly revere and worship Him with godly fear.

Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him.

10 T he young lions lack food and suffer hunger, but they who seek (inquire of and require) the Lord, none of them shall lack any beneficial thing.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

11 C ome, you children, listen to me; I will teach you to revere and worshipfully fear the Lord.

Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

12 W hat man is he who desires life and longs for many days, that he may see good?

Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

13 K eep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

14 D epart from evil and do good; seek, inquire for, and crave peace and pursue (go after) it!

Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.

15 T he eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and His ears are open to their cry.

Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

16 T he face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.

17 W hen the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their distress and troubles.

The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

18 T he 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.

Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

19 M any evils confront the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

20 H e keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.

He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

21 E vil shall cause the death of the wicked; and they who hate the just and righteous shall be held guilty and shall be condemned.

Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

22 T he Lord redeems the lives of His servants, and none of those who take refuge and trust in Him shall be condemned or held guilty.

Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.