---
title: Joseph Smith Translation (1867 edition)
description: Psalms from the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), 1867 edition.
authors:
  - Smith, Joseph, Jr.
collections:
  - joseph-smith
tags:
  - translation
published: "1867"
publisher: RLDS Publication Board
publisher_place: Plano, Illinois
publisher_note: "The title page reads: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Joseph Smith, I. L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing Committee; 1867."
edition: First edition (Plano, 1867)
language: en
type: book
chapter: 34
verse_count: 22
reference: "Joseph Smith Jr., *Joseph Smith Translation*, first edition (Plano, IL: RLDS Publication Board, 1867), Psalms, chap. 34, https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  identifier: holyscripturestr00smituoft
  scan: University of Toronto / Trinity College Library copy, Internet Archive
  transcription: "OCR text of the 1867 scans (Toronto copy and a second copy, holyscriptures00smit), reconciled word by word; Romans was also checked against the page images. Method, per-chapter validation log and known limits: docs/jst-1867-import.md."
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: 1867 US publication
  source: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  publication_year: 1867
---

# Psalms 34

*David's experience Trust in God Tliefear of God. A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.*

**1** I WILL bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
**2** My soul shall make her boast, in the Lord; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
**3** O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
**4** I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
**5** They looked unto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed.
**6** This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
**7** The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
**8** Oh taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
**9** Oh fear the Lord, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him.
**10** The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
**11** Come, ye children, hearken unto me? I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
**12** What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
**13** Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
**14** Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
**15** The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
**16** The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
**17** The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth. and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
**18** The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
**19** Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
**20** He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.
**21** Evil shall slay the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
**22** The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants; and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.