Psalms 34
34
Psalm 34
A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.
Aleph
1¶ I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Beth
2My soul shall glory in the Lord; the meek shall hear of this, and be glad.
Gimel
3O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Daleth
4I sought the Lord, and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears.
He
5They looked unto him and were lightened, and their faces were not ashamed.
Vau
6This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
Zain
7The angel of the Lord encamps round about those that fear him and delivers them.
Cheth
8O taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man that shall trust in him.
Teth
9O fear the Lord, ye his saints; for those that fear him lack nothing.
Jod
10The young lions do lack and suffer hunger, but those that seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
Caph
11¶ Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Lamed
12Who is the man that desires life and loves many days that he may see good?
Mem
13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Nun
14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Samech
15The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
Ain
16The anger of the Lord is against those that do evil to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Pe
17 The righteous cried out, and the Lord heard and delivered them out of all their troubles.
Tzaddi
18The Lord is near unto those that are of a broken heart and saves such as are of a contrite spirit.
Koph
19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord shall deliver him out of them all,
Resh
20keeping all his bones; not one of them shall be broken.
Schin
21Evil shall slay the wicked; and those that hate the righteous shall be declared guilty.
Tau
22The Lord ransoms the soul of his slaves, and none of those that trust in him shall be declared guilty.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Psalms 34
34
(Written by David when he pretended to be crazy in front of Abimelech, so that Abimelech would send him away, and David could leave.)
Honor the Lord
1 #
1 S 21.13-15. I will always praise the Lord.
2With all my heart,
I will praise the Lord.
Let all who are helpless,
listen and be glad.
3Honor the Lord with me!
Celebrate his great name.
4I asked the Lord for help,
and he saved me
from all my fears.
5Keep your eyes on the Lord!
You will shine like the sun
and never blush with shame.
6I was a nobody, but I prayed,
and the Lord saved me
from all my troubles.
7If you honor the Lord,
his angel will protect you.
8 #
1 P 2.3. Discover for yourself
that the Lord is kind.
Come to him for protection,
and you will be glad.
9Honor the Lord!
You are his special people.
No one who honors the Lord
will ever be in need.
10Young lions#34.10 Young lions: In the Psalms wild animals often stand for God's enemies. may go hungry
or even starve,
but if you trust the Lord,
you will never miss out
on anything good.
11Come, my children, listen
as I teach you
to respect the Lord.
12 #
1 P 3.10-12. Do you want to live
and enjoy a long life?
13Then don't say cruel things
and don't tell lies.
14Do good instead of evil
and try to live at peace.
15If you obey the Lord,
he will watch over you
and answer your prayers.
16But God despises evil people,
and he will wipe them all
from the earth,
till they are forgotten.
17When his people pray for help,
he listens and rescues them
from their troubles.
18The Lord is there to rescue
all
who are discouraged
and have given up hope.
19The Lord's people
may suffer a lot,
but he will always
bring them safely through.
20 #
Jn 19.36. Not one of their bones
will ever be broken.
21Wicked people are killed
by their own evil deeds,
and if you hate God's people
you will be punished.
22The Lord saves the lives
of his servants.
Run to him for protection,
and you won't be punished.
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