Psalms 34
34
Thanksgiving to God Who Delivers the Just
1Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech,#Abimelech: a scribal error for Achish. In 1 Sm 21:13–16, David feigned madness before Achish, not Abimelech. who drove him out and he went away.
I
2I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall be always in my mouth.#Ps 145:2.
3My soul will glory in the Lord;
let the poor hear and be glad.
4Magnify the Lord with me;
and let us exalt his name together.
II
5I sought the Lord, and he answered me,
delivered me from all my fears.
6Look to him and be radiant,
and your faces may not blush for shame.
7This poor one cried out and the Lord heard,
and from all his distress he saved him.
8The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and he saves them.#Ex 14:19.
9Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the stalwart one who takes refuge in him.#Ps 2:11.
10Fear the Lord, you his holy ones;
nothing is lacking to those who fear him.#Prv 3:7.
11The rich grow poor and go hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
III
12Come, children,#Children: the customary term for students in wisdom literature. listen to me;#Prv 1:8; 4:1.
I will teach you fear of the Lord.
13Who is the man who delights in life,#1 Pt 3:10–12.
who loves to see the good days?
14Keep your tongue from evil,
your lips from speaking lies.
15Turn from evil and do good;#Ps 37:27.
seek peace and pursue it.
16The eyes of the Lord are directed toward the righteous#Ps 33:18.
and his ears toward their cry.
17The Lord’s face is against evildoers
to wipe out their memory from the earth.
18The righteous cry out, the Lord hears
and he rescues them from all their afflictions.
19The Lord is close to the brokenhearted,
saves those whose spirit is crushed.
20Many are the troubles of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him from them all.
21He watches over all his bones;
not one of them shall be broken.#Jn 19:36.
22Evil will slay the wicked;
those who hate the righteous are condemned.
23The Lord is the redeemer of the souls of his servants;
and none are condemned who take refuge in him.
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Psalm 34
34
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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