Protestantism
English
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.1
- Abimelech: or, Achish
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.
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.
[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.
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.
I will bless Jehovah at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
1 David praises God, and exhorts other thereto by his experience. 8 They are blessed that trust in God. 11 He exhorts to the fear of God. 15 The Priviledges of the righteous.
¶ 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.
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.
(1 Samuel 21:8–15)
Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech,1 so that the king drove him away.2 I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
- Abimelech is another name for Achish; see 1 Samuel 21–29 and 1 Kings 2:39.
- This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.
<<[A Psalm] of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.>> [Aleph] I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise [shall] continually [be] in my mouth.
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.
Thanksgiving for Yahweh’s Deliverance
Of David, when he ⌞pretended to be crazy⌟1 in front of Abimelech2 so that he drove him out, and so he departed.3 I will bless Yahweh at all times; his praise shall be in my mouth continually.
- Literally “he changed his discernment”
- Literally “my father is king” whereas 1 Sam 21:10(9) has “Achish.” “Abimelech” is perhaps an honorific title, since its literal meaning suggests a legitimate right to rule
- The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech; and he drove him away, and he went. I will bless Jehovah at all times; His praise shall always be in my mouth.
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 always shall be in my mouth.
BET
By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. ALEPH I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
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By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. ALEPH I will bless Jehovah at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
BET
By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. ALEPH I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
A psalm of David, when he feigned himself mad 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.
Psalm 34
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.
Psalm 34
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.
A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.1 I will bless Yhwh at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
- Abimelech: or, Achish.
David’s. When he disguised his sanity before Abimelech,—who dismissed him, and he departed. [An Alphabetical Psalm.]
Let me bless Yahweh at all times, Continually be his praise in my mouth.
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.1
- Abimelech: or, Achish
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Catholicism
English
For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me.
David, in the person of Christ, prays against his persecutors: prophetically foretelling the punishments that shall fall upon them.
Of David himself. O Lord, judge those who harm me; assail those who attack me.1
- 34:1The expression ‘ipsi David’ indicates that this is David’s point of view. Or, ‘expunge those who impugn me.’(Conte)