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Psalms 34

Berean Standard Bible

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Taste and See That the LORD Is Good

Psalm subtitle:Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away.

Verse1I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

Verse2My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.

Verse3Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.

Verse4I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.

Verse5Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.

Verse6This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.

Verse7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

Verse8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Verse9Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

Verse10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Verse11Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Verse12Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?

Verse13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

Verse14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Verse15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.

Verse16But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

Verse17The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.

Verse18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

Verse19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

Verse20He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.

Verse21Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.

Verse22The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Translator notes (5)
  • Subtitle: Abimelech is another name for Achish; see 1 Samuel 21–29 and 1 Kings 2:39.
  • Subtitle: This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  • Verse 15: LXX to their prayer
  • Verse 16: Cited in 1 Peter 3:10–12
  • Verse 20: Cited in John 19:36
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