Psalms 34
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Psalm 34
The Lord Delivers the Righteous
Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech,#1Sm 21:10–15 who drove him out, and he departed.
1I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.#Ps 71:6; Eph 5:20
2I will boast in the Lord;#Ps 44:8; Is 41:16; Jr 9:24; 1Co 1:31; 2Co 10:17; Gl 6:14; Php 3:3
the humble will hear and be glad.#Ps 69:32
3Proclaim the Lord’s greatness with me;#Lk 1:46
let us exalt his name together.#Ps 69:30
4I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and rescued me from all my fears.#Ps 34:6,17,19
5Those who look to him are#34:5 Some Hb mss, LXX, Aq, Syr, Jer read Look to him and be radiant with joy;#Is 60:5
their faces will never be ashamed.#Ps 25:3
6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him from all his troubles.#Ps 34:4
7The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and rescues them.#Ps 91:11; Heb 1:14
8Taste and see that the Lord is good.#1Pt 2:3
How happy is the person who takes refuge in him!#Ps 2:12
9You who are his holy ones, fear the Lord,
for those who fear him lack nothing.#Ps 23:1
10Young lions#34:10 LXX, Syr, Vg read The rich lack food and go hungry,#Jb 4:10–11
but those who seek the Lord
will not lack any good thing.#Ps 84:11
11Come, children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.#Dt 4:10; 31:12–13; Ps 66:16; 111:10
12Who is someone who desires life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?#Ec 3:13; 6:6
13Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.#Ps 39:1; 141:3; Pr 13:3; Jms 1:26
14Turn away from evil and do what is good;#Ps 37:27; Is 1:16–17
seek peace and pursue it.#Rm 14:19; Heb 12:14
15The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry for help.#Jb 36:7; Ps 33:18; 1Pt 3:12
16The face of the Lord is set
against those who do what is evil,#1Pt 3:10–12
to remove#34:16 Or cut off all memory of them from the earth.#Am 9:4
17The righteous#34:17 Lit They cry out, and the Lord hears,
and rescues them from all their troubles.#Ps 145:19
18The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
he saves those crushed in spirit.#Ps 51:17; 147:3; Is 61:1
19One who is righteous has many adversities,
but the Lord rescues him from them all.#Ps 71:20; 2Tm 3:11–12
20He protects all his bones;
not one of them is broken.#Jn 19:33,36
21Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.#Ps 94:23; 140:11; Pr 24:16
22The Lord redeems the life of his servants,
and all who take refuge in him will not be punished.#Ps 37:40; Rm 8:33–34
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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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