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
David wrote this song when he made the Philistine king think that he was crazy. He wanted the king to send him away. #34:0 See 1 Samuel 21:10-15. When King Saul wanted to kill David, David ran away to Gath, which was a Philistine city. David did not want to join the Philistine army to fight against his own people. So David made the king think that he was crazy. The king sent David away. In Psalm 34 David thanks God that he was now safe.
God is great! #34:1 Psalm 34 is an alphabet psalm. There are 22 verses in it. Each verse begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
1I will always praise the Lord.
All the time I will sing to praise him.
2I will boast that the Lord is great!
I want weak people to hear that.
I want them to be happy!
3Join with me to tell people that the Lord is great!
Together we will make his name famous.
4I asked the Lord to help me,
and he answered me.
He saved me from everything that made me afraid.
5People who trust the Lord to help them
will be very happy.
Their faces will be bright,
and they will not be ashamed.
6I was weak and helpless,
so I called out to the Lord.
The Lord heard me.
He saved me from all my troubles.
7The Lord's angel is very near
to people who respect and obey the Lord.
He keeps them safe from danger.
8Taste and see that the Lord is good!
God blesses people who turn to him
to keep them safe.
9All you people who belong to the Lord,
continue to obey him.
People who respect the Lord
will have the things that they need.
10Even young lions may not have food,
so that they become hungry.
But people who trust the Lord for help
will receive every good thing that they need.
11Children, come and listen to me!
I will teach you how to respect the Lord.
12Do you want to live a good life?
Do you want your life to be long and happy?
13If so, do not speak any evil words.
Do not tell lies to deceive people.
14Do good things instead of evil things.
Try to bring peace into people's lives.
15The Lord watches over righteous people.
He hears them when they call to him for help.
16But the Lord turns against people who do evil things.
He causes everybody to forget that they ever lived.
17The Lord hears his righteous people
when they call for help.
He saves them from all their troubles.
18When people are upset,
the Lord is near to them.
He saves those who feel very weak and upset.
19 Righteous people may often have troubles,
but the Lord saves them from every danger.
20The Lord keeps them safe.
Not even one of their bones is broken!
21Evil things will return to kill wicked people.
Whoever hates God's own people
will receive punishment.
22The Lord saves the lives of his servants.
Everyone who trusts the Lord to keep them safe
will not receive punishment as a guilty person.
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