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
Thanksgiving for Yahweh’s Deliverance
Of David, when he pretended to be crazy#Literally “he changed his discernment” in front of Abimelech#Literally “my father is king” whereas 1 Sam 21:10(9) has “Achish.” “Abimelech” is perhaps an honorific title, since its literal meaning suggests a legitimate right to rule
so that he drove him out, and so he departed.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
1I will bless Yahweh at all times;
his praise shall be in my mouth continually.
2My soul makes its boast in Yahweh;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3Magnify Yahweh with me,
and let us exalt his name together.
4I sought Yahweh and he answered me,
and from all my terrors he delivered me.
5They looked to him and were radiant,
and their faces shall not be ashamed.#Or “and let not their faces be ashamed”
6This poor man called and Yahweh heard,
and saved him from all his troubles.
7The angel of Yahweh encamps
around those who fear him,
and he rescues them.
8Taste and see that Yahweh is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
9Fear Yahweh, you his saints,#Or “holy ones”
for there is no lack for those who fear him.
10The young lions are in want and suffer hunger,
but those who seek Yahweh will not lack for any good thing.
11Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
12Who is the man who desires life,
who loves many days in order to see good?
13Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
14Turn from evil and do good.
Seek peace and pursue it.
15The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous,
and his ears toward their cry for help.
16The face of Yahweh is against evildoers,
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17They#That is, the righteous cry out and Yahweh hears
and delivers them from all of their troubles.
18Yahweh is near to those who are heartbroken
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19Many are the distresses of the righteous,
but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
20He protects all his bones;
not one of them is broken.
21Evil will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will incur guilt.
22Yahweh redeems the life of his servants,
and none who take refuge in him will incur guilt.
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