Psalm 34:11-13

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Psalm 34:11 tn Heb “the fear of the Lord I will teach you.” In vv. 13-14 the psalmist explains to his audience what it means to “fear” the Lord.
2. Psalm 34:12 tn Heb “Who is the man who desires life?” The rhetorical question is used to grab the audience’s attention. “Life” probably refers here to quality of life, not just physical existence or even duration of life. See the following line.
3. Psalm 34:12 tn Heb “[Who] loves days to see good?”
4. Psalm 34:13 tn Heb “guard your tongue from evil.”
5. Psalm 34:13 tn Heb “and your lips from speaking deception.”