King James Version

Psalms 34:9

O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 34:10.

יְר֣אוּyervfearיָרֵאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “fear”, a commandH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).קְדֹשָׁ֑יוqedoshayvsaintקָדוֹשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “saint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuaryholy (One), saint.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֵ֥יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מַ֝חְס֗וֹרmachsorlackמַחְסוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lack”, the ordinary formH4270deficiency; hence, impoverishmentlack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want.לִירֵאָֽיוlireayvto afraidיָרֵאpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to afraid”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3373fearing; morally, reverentafraid, fear (-ful).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(34-10) O fear the LORD, ye His holy ones; for there is no want to them that fear Him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Oh fear Jehovah, ye his saints; For there is no want to them that fear him.

Young’s Literal Translation

Fear Jehovah, ye His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.

World English Bible

Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him.

Darby Translation

Fear Jehovah, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him.

Douay-Rheims

But my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; and shall be delighted in his salvation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(34-10) O fear the LORD, ye His holy ones; for there is no want to them that fear Him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

φοβήθητε τὸν Κύριον πάντες οἱ ἅγιοι αὐτοῦ, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ὑστέρημα τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν.