Psalm 34
34
Taste and See That the Lord Is Good
# 34:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet Of David, when he #1 Sam. 21:13 changed his behavior before #[1 Sam. 21:10, 11, 12, 14]Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.
1I will bless the Lord #[Eph. 5:20; 1 Thess. 5:18]at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2My soul #Ps. 44:8; 1 Sam. 2:1; Jer. 9:24 makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and #Ps. 119:74be glad.
3Oh, #Ps. 35:27; 40:16; 69:30; 70:4; Luke 1:46magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!
4I #2 Chr. 15:2; [Matt. 7:7]sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
5Those who look to him are #Isa. 60:5; [Ps. 4:6]radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 # ver. 15, 17 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and #ver. 17, 19; 2 Sam. 22:1saved him out of all his troubles.
7 #
Dan. 6:22; Heb. 1:14 The angel of the Lord #[Gen. 32:1, 2; 2 Kgs. 6:17]encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
8Oh, #Heb. 6:5; 1 Pet. 2:3 taste and see that #Ps. 100:5 the Lord is good!
# See Ps. 2:12 Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
9Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
10 #
Job 4:10, 11 The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who #[Ps. 84:11]seek the Lord lack no good thing.
11 #
Ps. 66:16 Come, O children, listen to me;
# [Ps. 32:8] I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 # Cited 1 Pet. 3:10-12 What man is there who desires life
and loves many days, that he may #Eccles. 3:13; 6:6see good?
13 #
Ps. 15:3; 39:1; 141:3; Prov. 13:3; 21:23; James 1:26; 3:2; 1 Pet. 2:1, 22 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from #John 1:47; Rev. 14:5speaking deceit.
14 #
Ps. 37:27; Isa. 1:16, 17; [Job 28:28] Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and #Rom. 14:19; Heb. 12:14; [Rom. 12:18]pursue it.
15 # See Ps. 33:18 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
# ver. 6, 8; Ps. 145:18; [John 9:31] and his ears toward their cry.
16 #
Jer. 44:11; Amos 9:4 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to #See Ps. 21:10cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 # [See ver. 15 above] When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18The Lord is near to #Ps. 51:17; 147:3; Isa. 61:1 the brokenhearted
and saves #Isa. 57:15; 66:2; See Luke 15:17-24the crushed in spirit.
19 #
2 Tim. 3:11, 12 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
# ver. 6, 17, 22; [Acts 12:11] but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20He keeps all his bones;
#
John 19:36
not one of them is broken.
21 #
Ps. 94:23; Prov. 24:16; [Ps. 7:15, 16] Affliction will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22The Lord #See Ps. 25:22 redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be #[Rom. 8:33, 34]condemned.
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Psalms 34
34
A psalm of David concerning the time he pretended to be mad in front of Abimelech who then sent him away.
1I will always bless the Lord; my mouth will continually praise him.
2From the bottom of my heart I am proud of the Lord; those who are humble will hear and be happy.
3Glorify God with me; together let's honor his reputation.
4I asked the Lord for help, and he answered me. He set me free from all my fears.
5The faces of those who look to him will shine with joy; they will never be downcast with shame.
6This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard me, and saved me from all my troubles.
7The angel of the Lord stands guard over all those who honor him, keeping them safe.
8Taste, and you will see that the Lord is good! How happy are those who trust in his protection!#34:8. Literally, “take refuge in him.”
9Show your reverence for the Lord, you who are his holy people, for those who respect him have everything they need.
10Lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who trust in the Lord have all that is good.
11Children, listen to me! I will teach you how to respect the Lord.
12Who of you wants to live a long and happy life?
13Then don't let your tongue speak evil, or your lips tell lies.
14Reject what is evil, do what is good. Look for peace, and work to make it a reality.
15The Lord watches over those who do right, and he hears when they cry for help.
16The Lord sets himself against those who do evil. He will wipe out even the memory of them from the earth.
17But when his people#34:17. Implied. call out for help, he hears them and rescues them from all their troubles.
18The Lord is close beside those who are broken-hearted; he saves those whose spirits are crushed.
19Those who do right have many problems, but the Lord solves all of them.
20He keeps them safe—not a single one of their bones will be broken.
21Evil kills the wicked. Those who hate good people will suffer for their wrongdoing.
22The Lord saves the lives of his servants. Those who trust in his protection will not suffer for their wrongdoings.
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