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Psalm 34:10-12
New English Translation
Psalm 34:10-12
New English Translation
10 Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
11 Come children. Listen to me.
I will teach you what it means to fear the Lord.[a]
12 Do you want to really live?[b]
Would you love to live a long, happy life?[c]
Footnotes
- 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.
- 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.
- Psalm 34:12 tn Heb “[Who] loves days to see good?”
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