Psalms 34
34
PSALM 34
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.
1God will I bless all times; his praise
my mouth shall still express.
2My soul shall boast in God: the meek
shall hear with joyfulness.
3Extol the Lord with me, let us
exalt his name together.
4I sought the Lord, he heard, and did
me from all fears deliver.
5They look'd to him, and lighten'd were:
not shamed were their faces.
6This poor man cry'd, God heard, and sav'd
him from all his distresses.
7The angel of the Lord encamps,
and round encompasseth
All those about that do him fear,
and them delivereth.
8O taste and see that God is good:
who trusts in him is bless'd.
9Fear God his saints: none that him fear
shall be with want oppress'd.
10The lions young may hungry be,
and they may lack their food:
But they that truly seek the Lord
shall not lack any good.
11O children, hither do ye come,
and unto me give ear;
I shall you teach to understand
how ye the Lord should fear.
12What man is he that life desires,
to see good would live long?
13Thy lips refrain from speaking guile,
and from ill words thy tongue.
14Depart from ill, do good, seek peace,
pursue it earnestly.
15God's eyes are on the just; his ears
are open to their cry.
16The face of God is set against
those that do wickedly,
That he may quite out from the earth
cut off their memory.
17The righteous cry unto the Lord,
he unto them gives ear;
And they out of their troubles all
by him deliver'd are.
18The Lord is ever nigh to them
that be of broken sp'rit;
To them he safety doth afford
that are in heart contrite.
19The troubles that afflict the just
in number many be;
But yet at length out of them all
the Lord doth set him free.
20He carefully his bones doth keep,
whatever can befall;
That not so much as one of them
can broken be at all.
21Ill shall the wicked slay; laid waste
shall be who hate the just.
22The Lord redeems his servants' souls;
none perish that him trust.
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Psalms 34
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PSALM 34
The Lord, a Provider and the One Who Rescues Me.
A Psalm of David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him out, and he went away.
1I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
The humble and downtrodden will hear it and rejoice.
3O #The ancient rabbis applied this verse specifically to the saying of grace after a meal and instituted the practice of zimmum (“invitation”) as a religious duty for three or more men who had eaten together. They were to invite one another to say the blessing. One then said the blessing and the others were required to say “Amen” in voices no louder than that of the speaker of the blessing, based on the word together. It was also taught that all the participants in the blessing receive a reward from God.magnify the Lord with me,
And let us lift up His name together.
4I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
5They looked to Him and were radiant;
Their faces will never blush in shame or confusion.
6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
And saved him from all his troubles.
7The #See note Gen 16:7.angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience],
And He rescues [each of] them.
8O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him.
9O [reverently] fear the Lord, you His saints (believers, holy ones);
For to those who fear Him there is no want.
10The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry,
But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.
11Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you to fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience].
12Who is the man who desires life
And loves many days, that he may see good?
13Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
14Turn away from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
15The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]
And His ears are open to their cry.
16The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17When the righteous cry [for help], the Lord hears
And rescues them from all their distress and troubles.
18The Lord is near to the heartbroken
And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).
19Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous,
But the Lord rescues him from them all.
20He keeps all his bones;
Not one of them is broken.
21Evil will cause the death of the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty and will be condemned.
22The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
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