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

ULT A psalm of David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him out.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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.

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

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 Abimelech: who droue him away & he departed.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

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

(li⁠fənēy)

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

(va⁠yəgārₐshē⁠hū va⁠yyēlak)

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