UHB 1 לְ⁠דָוִ֗ד בְּ⁠שַׁנּוֹת֣⁠וֹ אֶת־טַ֭עְמ⁠וֹ לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַֽ֝⁠יְגָרֲשֵׁ֗⁠הוּ וַ⁠יֵּלַֽךְ׃ ‡

BrLXX (PSA 33:1) Τῷ Δαυὶδ, ὁπότε ἠλλοίωσε τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐναντίον Ἀβιμέλεχ, καὶ ἀπέλυσεν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἀπῆλθεν.
(Tōi Dawid, hopote aʸlloiōse to prosōpon autou enantion Abimeleⱪ, kai apelusen auton, kai apaʸlthen.)

BrTr (PSA 33:1) A Psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech; and he let him go, and he departed.

ULT Of David; he changed behavior the face of he sent him away he left.

WEBBE & WMBB By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

NET Written by David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, causing the king to send him away.

FBV A psalm of David concerning the time he pretended to be mad in front of Abimelech who then sent him away.

BBE Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.

Moff A song of David when he feigned madness before Abimelek, who compelled him to go away.

JPS (PSA 34:1) (34-1) A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. (34-2) I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

ASV A Psalm of David; when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

DRA (PSA 33:1) For David, when he changed his countenance before Achimelech, who dismissed him, and he went his way. [1 Kings 21]

Drby [A Psalm] of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

RV A Psalm of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

KJB-1769 A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.

KJB-1611 ¶ A Psalme of Dauid, when he changed his behauiour before [fn]Abimelech: who droue him away & he departed.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

34:0 Or, Achish. 1.Sam. 21.11.

Wycl (PSA 33:1) The title of the thre and thrittithe salm. To Dauid, whanne he chaungide his mouth bifor Abymalech, and he `droof out Dauid, `and he yede forth.
(The title of the three and thirtieth psalm. To David, when he changed his mouth before Abimelech, and he drove out David, and he went forth.)

Luth (PSA 34:1) Ein Psalm Davids, da er seine Gebärde verstellete vor Abimelech, der ihn von sich trieb, und er wegging.
(A Psalm David’s, there he his appearance/gesture misaligned before/in_front_of Abimelech, the/of_the him/it from itself/yourself/themselves drove, and he went_away.)

ClVg (PSA 33:1) Davidi, cum immutavit vultum suum coram Achimelech, et dimisit eum, et abiit.[fn]
(David, when/with changed face his_own before Ahimelech, and released him, and he_went/is_gone.)

33.1 Psalmus David. AUG. Loquitur Christus, et in eo Christianus: docet humilitatem, dum commendat corpus et sanguinem. Cum immutavit vultum Christus, id est, sacrificium, coram Judæis, qui regnum patris sui David sunt, juxta illud: Et dabit illi Dominus sedem David, Ecclesia est regnum Patris.

33.1 Psalm/Song David. AUG. He_speaks Christ/Messiah, and in/into/on by_him Christian: teaches humility, while recommends body and blood. Since changed face Christ/Messiah, that it_is, sacrifice, before To_the_Jews, who/which kingdom of_the_father self David are, next_to it/this/that: And will_give them Master seat David, Assembly/Church it_is kingdom Father’s.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Psalm 34 Introduction

Structure and Formatting

Psalm 34 is a “psalm of thanksgiving.” It teaches that living right leads to a good life.1. Praise Yahweh and testify of his deliverance (1–7)2. Invite others to trust and fear Yahweh (8–14)3. Yahweh watches over and rescues the righteous (15–22)

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Psalm

Yahweh’s help

Good people can have problems, but God brings them through these. (See: good)

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

Here, to the face of represents being in the presence of or in front of the king. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in the presence of] or [in front of]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וַֽ֝⁠יְגָרֲשֵׁ֗⁠הוּ וַ⁠יֵּלַֽךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David when,changed,he DOM sense_of,his to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before ʼAⱱīmelek and,he,drove_him_away and,he_went )

The pronoun in he sent him refers to Abimelech, while the pronouns in him away and he left refer to David. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [and the king sent David away and David left]

Parallel PSA 34:0

Psalm 34 Introduction

Structure and Formatting

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Psalm

Yahweh’s help