King James Version

Psalms 34:5

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 34:6.

הִבִּ֣יטוּhibitvlookנָבַטverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “look”, a completed actionH5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care(cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.אֵלָ֣יוelayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).וְנָהָ֑רוּvenaharvand flowנָהַרconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and flow”, a completed actionH5102to sparkle, i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful; hence (from the sheen of a running stream) to flow, i.e. (figuratively) assembleflow (together), be lightened.וּ֝פְנֵיהֶ֗םufeneyhemand a- foreפָּנִיםconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יֶחְפָּֽרוּyechparvbe ashamedחָפֵרverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be ashamed”, a wish or indirect commandH2659to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproachbe ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(34-6) They looked unto Him, and were radiant; and their faces shall never be abashed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They looked unto him, and were radiant; And their faces shall never be confounded.

Young’s Literal Translation

They looked expectingly unto Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.

World English Bible

They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.

Darby Translation

They looked unto him, and were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded.

Douay-Rheims

Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord straiten them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(34-6) They looked unto Him, and were radiant; and their faces shall never be abashed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Draw near to him, and be enlightened: and your faces shall not by any means be ashamed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Προσέλθατε πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ φωτίσθητε, καὶ τὰ πρόσωπα ὑμῶν οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ·