Psalms 34
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Psalm 34
The Lord, a Provider and the One Who Rescues Me.
A Psalm of David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him out, and he went away.
1I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
The humble and downtrodden will hear it and rejoice.
3O #34:3 The ancient rabbis applied this verse specifically to the saying of grace after a meal and instituted the practice of zimmum (“invitation”) as a religious duty for three or more men who had eaten together. They were to invite one another to say the blessing. One then said the blessing and the others were required to say “Amen” in voices no louder than that of the speaker of the blessing, based on the word together. It was also taught that all the participants in the blessing receive a reward from God.magnify the Lord with me,
And let us lift up His name together.
4¶I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears. [Ps 73:25; Matt 7:7]
5They looked to Him and were radiant;
Their faces will never blush in shame or confusion.
6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
And saved him from all his troubles.
7The #34:7 See note Gen 16:7.angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience],
And He rescues [each of] them. [2 Kin 6:8-23; Ps 18:1; 145:20]
8¶O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him. [1 Pet 2:2, 3]
9O [reverently] fear the Lord, you His saints (believers, holy ones);
For to those who fear Him there is no want.
10The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry,
But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.
11Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you to fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience].
12Who is the man who desires life
And loves many days, that he may see good?
13Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
14Turn away from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
15¶The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]
And His ears are open to their cry.
16The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
To cut off the memory of them from the earth. [1 Pet 3:10-12]
17When the righteous cry [for help], the Lord hears
And rescues them from all their distress and troubles.
18The Lord is near to the heartbroken
And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).
19¶Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous,
But the Lord rescues him from them all.
20He keeps all his bones;
Not one of them is broken. [John 19:33, 36]
21Evil will cause the death of the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty and will be condemned.
22The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
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Psalm 34
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A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.
א Aleph
1I will bless the LORD at all times:
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
ב Bet
2My soul shall make her boast in the LORD:
The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
ג Gimel
3O magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt his name together.
ד Dalet
4I sought the LORD, and he heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
ה He
5They looked unto him, and were lightened:
And their faces were not ashamed.
ז Zain
6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
ח Het
7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,
And delivereth them.
ט Tet
8O taste and see that the LORD is good:
Blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
י Yod
9O fear the LORD, ye his saints:
For there is no want to them that fear him.
כ Kaph
10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger:
But they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
ל Lamed
11Come, ye children, hearken unto me:
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
מ Mem
12What man is he that desireth life,
And loveth many days, that he may see good?
נ Nun
13Keep thy tongue from evil,
And thy lips from speaking guile.
ס Samek
14Depart from evil, and do good;
Seek peace, and pursue it.
ע Ain
15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous,
And his ears are open unto their cry.
פ Pe
16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil,
To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
צ Zade
17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth,
And delivereth them out of all their troubles.
ק Qoph
18The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
ר Resh
19Many are the afflictions of the righteous:
But the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
ש Shin
20He keepeth all his bones:
Not one of them is broken.
ת Taw
21Evil shall slay the wicked:
And they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
22The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants:
And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
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