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
34
Psalm 34#34.0 Ps 34 is an alphabetic acrostic poem; see the note at Pss 9–10.
Of David, when he pretended to be crazy before Abimelech, who banished him so that he left.
1I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise will always be in my mouth.
2I#34.2 Or my soul; also in 34:22 praise the LORD—
let the suffering listen and rejoice.
3Magnify the LORD with me!
Together let us lift his name up high!
4I sought the LORD and he answered me.
He delivered me from all my fears.
5Those who look to God will shine;
their faces are never ashamed.
6This suffering person cried out:
the LORD listened and saved him from every trouble.
7On every side, the LORD’s messenger protects those who honor God; and he delivers them.
8Taste and see how good the LORD is!
The one who takes refuge in him is truly happy!
9You who are the LORD’s holy ones, honor him,
because those who honor him don’t lack a thing.
10Even strong young lions go without and get hungry,
but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
11Come, children, listen to me.
Let me teach you how to honor the LORD:
12Do you love life;
do you relish the chance to enjoy good things?
13Then you must keep your tongue from evil
and keep your lips from speaking lies!
14Turn away from evil! Do good!
Seek peace and go after it!
15The LORD’s eyes watch the righteous,
his ears listen to their cries for help.
16But the LORD’s face is set against those who do evil,
to eliminate even the memory of them from the earth.
17When the righteous cry out, the LORD listens;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
18The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
he saves those whose spirits are crushed.
19The righteous have many problems,
but the LORD delivers them from every one.
20He protects all their bones;
not even one will be broken.
21But just one problem will kill the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be held responsible.
22The LORD saves his servants’ lives;
all those who take refuge in him
won’t be held responsible for anything.
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