Psalms 34:2

I will boast ¹  in the Lord; let the oppressed hear and rejoice! ² 

Ps 22:22-24; Ps 32:5,6; Ps 44:8; Ps 105:3; Ps 119:74; Ps 142:7; Isa 45:25; Jer 9:24; 1Co 1:31; 2Co 10:17; 1Ti 1:15,16

¹ tn Heb “my soul will boast”; or better, “let my soul boast.” Following the cohortative form in v. 1, it is likely that the prefixed verbal form here is jussive.

² tn The two prefixed verbal forms in this verse are best taken as jussives, for the psalmist is calling his audience to worship (see v. 3).