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OET (OET-RV) A song by David of migpabubuneg he there to front of Abimilik, so that he pushed back Abimilik, and egpakaawe e he.
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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Τῷ Δαυίδ.
¶ Δικάσον, Κύριε, τοὺς ἀδικοῦντάς με, πολέμησον τοὺς πολεμοῦντάς με.
( Tōi Dawid.
¶ Dikason, Kurie, tous adikountas me, polemaʸson tous polemountas me. )

BrTr A Psalm of David.
¶ Judge thou, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me.

ULT A psalm of David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him out.
⇔ I will praise Yahweh at all times,
⇔ his praise will always be in my mouth.

UST A psalm written by David when he pretended to be insane in front of King Abimelech so that the king would send him away
⇔ I will always thank Yahweh;
⇔ I will constantly praise him.

BSB Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech,[fn] so that the king drove him away.[fn]
⇔ I will bless the LORD at all times;
⇔ His praise will always be on my lips.

34:0 Abimelech is another name for Achish; see 1 Samuel 21–29 and 1 Kings 2:39.

34:0 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

OEB Of David, when he feigned madness in the presence of Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left.
⇔ I will bless the Lord at all times,
⇔ in my mouth will his praise be forever.

WEBBE By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.
⇔ [fn] I will bless the LORD at all times.
⇔ His praise will always be in my mouth.

34:1 Psalm 34 is an acrostic poem, with each verse starting with a letter of the alphabet (ordered from Alef to Tav).

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET Written by David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, causing the king to send him away.
⇔ I will praise the Lord at all times;
⇔ my mouth will continually praise him.

LSV BY DAVID, IN HIS CHANGING HIS BEHAVIOR BEFORE ABIMELECH, AND HE DRIVES HIM AWAY, AND HE GOES. [ALEPH-BET] I bless YHWH at all times,
His praise [is] continually in my mouth.

FBV A psalm of David concerning the time he pretended to be mad in front of Abimelech who then sent him away.
⇔ I will always bless the Lord; my mouth will continually praise him.

T4T I will always thank Yahweh;
⇔ I will constantly praise him [MTY].

LEB • I will bless Yahweh at all times; his praise shall be in my mouth continually.

BBE Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.
⇔ I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth.

Moff A song of David when he feigned madness before Abimelek, who compelled him to go away.
⇔ I will bless the Eternal at all times,
⇔ his praise shall be continually on my lips;

JPS (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.
⇔ I will bless Jehovah at all times:
⇔ His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

DRA For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me.

YLT By David, in his changing his behaviour before Abimelech, and he driveth him away, and he goeth. I do bless Jehovah at all times, Continually His praise [is] in my mouth.

Drby [A Psalm] of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.
⇔ I will bless Jehovah at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

RV A Psalm of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.
⇔ I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Wbstr A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

KJB-1769 A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.
⇔ I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.[fn]

34.1 Abimelech: or, Achish

KJB-1611 ¶ A Psalme of Dauid, when he changed his behauiour before Abimelech: who droue him away & he departed. ¶ I will blesse the LORD at all times: his prayse shall continually bee in my mouth.
(¶ A Psalm of David, when he changed his behauiour before Abimelech: who drove him away and he departed. ¶ I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.)

Bshps Of Dauid when he chaunged his behauiour before Abimelech, whiche droue him away, and he departed. I wyll alway blesse God: his prayse shall euer be in my mouth.
(Of David when he changed his behauiour before Abimelech, which drove him away, and he departed. I will always bless God: his praise shall ever be in my mouth.)

Gnva A Psalme of Dauid, when he changed his behauiour before Abimelech, who droue him away, and he departed. I will alway giue thankes vnto the Lord: his praise shalbe in my mouth continually.
(A Psalm of David, when he changed his behauiour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will always give thanks unto the Lord: his praise shall be in my mouth continually. )

Cvdl I wil allwaye geue thankes vnto the LORDE, his prayse shal euer be in my mouth.
(I will always give thanks unto the LORD, his praise shall ever be in my mouth.)

Wycl The title of the foure and thrittithe salm. `To Dauid. Lord, deme thou hem, that anoien me; ouercome thou hem, that fiyten ayens me.
(The title of the four and thrittithe psalm. `To David. Lord, deme thou/you them, that anoien me; overcome thou/you them, that fightn against me.)

Luth Ein Psalm Davids, da er seine Gebärde verstellete vor Abimelech, der ihn von sich trieb, und er wegging.
(A Psalm Davids, there he his Gebärde verstellete before/in_front_of Abimelech, the/of_the him/it from itself/yourself/themselves trieb, and he wegging.)

ClVg Ipsi David. [Judica, Domine, nocentes me; expugna impugnantes me.[fn]
(Ipsi David. [Yudica, Master, nocentes me; expugna impugnantes me. )

34.1 Judica, Domine. CASS. Incipit ab oratione pro utraque parte pugnæ, cum commemoratione culpæ, et erat unicuique quod meretur, ostendens quanta tulit ab adversariis, et pœnas quæ eis pro iniquitate restituuntur.

34.1 Yudica, Domine. CASS. Incipit away oratione for utraque in_part/partly pugnæ, when/with commemoratione culpæ, and was unicuique that meretur, ostendens quanta took away adversariis, and pœnas which to_them for iniquitate restituuntur.

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