Psalm 34

English Standard Version

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

^[a] Of David, when he ^(A)changed his behavior before ^(B)Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

34 I will bless the Lord ^(C)at all times;
    his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
²My soul ^(D)makes its boast in the Lord;
    let the humble hear and ^(E)be glad.
³Oh, ^(F)magnify the Lord with me,
    and let us exalt his name together!

⁴I ^(G)sought the Lord, and he answered me
    and delivered me from all my fears.
⁵Those who look to him are ^(H)radiant,
    and their faces shall never be ashamed.
⁶^(I)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
    and ^(J)saved him out of all his troubles.
⁷^(K)The angel of the Lord ^(L)encamps
    around those who fear him, and delivers them.

⁸Oh, ^(M)taste and see that ^(N)the Lord is good!
    ^(O)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^(P)The young lions suffer want and hunger;
    but those who ^(Q)seek the Lord lack no good thing.

¹¹^(R)Come, O children, listen to me;
    ^(S)I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
¹²^(T)What man is there who desires life
    and loves many days, that he may ^(U)see good?
¹³^(V)Keep your tongue from evil
    and your lips from ^(W)speaking deceit.
¹⁴^(X)Turn away from evil and do good;
    seek peace and ^(Y)pursue it.

¹⁵^(Z)The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
    ^(AA)and his ears toward their cry.
¹⁶^(AB)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
    to ^(AC)cut off the memory of them from the earth.
¹⁷^(AD)When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
    and delivers them out of all their troubles.
¹⁸The Lord is near to ^(AE)the brokenhearted
    and saves ^(AF)the crushed in spirit.

¹⁹^(AG)Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
    ^(AH)but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
²⁰He keeps all his bones;
    ^(AI)not one of them is broken.
²¹^(AJ)Affliction will slay the wicked,
    and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
²²The Lord ^(AK)redeems the life of his servants;
    none of those who take refuge in him will be ^(AL)condemned.

Footnotes

Psalm 34:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet

Psalm 34

New International Version

Psalm 34^[a]^[b]

Of David. When he pretended to be insane^(A) before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.

¹I will extol the Lord at all times;^(B)
    his praise will always be on my lips.
²I will glory^(C) in the Lord;
    let the afflicted hear and rejoice.^(D)
³Glorify the Lord^(E) with me;
    let us exalt^(F) his name together.

⁴I sought the Lord,^(G) and he answered me;
    he delivered^(H) me from all my fears.
⁵Those who look to him are radiant;^(I)
    their faces are never covered with shame.^(J)
⁶This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.^(K)
⁷The angel of the Lord^(L) encamps around those who fear him,
    and he delivers^(M) them.

⁸Taste and see that the Lord is good;^(N)
    blessed is the one who takes refuge^(O) in him.
⁹Fear the Lord,^(P) you his holy people,
    for those who fear him lack nothing.^(Q)
¹⁰The lions may grow weak and hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.^(R)
¹¹Come, my children, listen^(S) to me;
    I will teach you^(T) the fear of the Lord.^(U)
¹²Whoever of you loves life^(V)
    and desires to see many good days,
¹³keep your tongue^(W) from evil
    and your lips from telling lies.^(X)
¹⁴Turn from evil and do good;^(Y)
    seek peace^(Z) and pursue it.

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord^(AA) are on the righteous,^(AB)
and his ears are attentive^(AC) to their cry;
¹⁶but the face of the Lord is against^(AD) those who do evil,^(AE)
to blot out their name^(AF) from the earth.

¹⁷The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears^(AG) them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
¹⁸The Lord is close^(AH) to the brokenhearted^(AI)
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

¹⁹The righteous person may have many troubles,^(AJ)
but the Lord delivers him from them all;^(AK)
²⁰he protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken.^(AL)

²¹Evil will slay the wicked;^(AM)
the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
²²The Lord will rescue^(AN) his servants;
no one who takes refuge^(AO) in him will be condemned.

Footnotes

Psalm 34:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 34:1 In Hebrew texts 34:1-22 is numbered 34:2-23.

Joshua 12:1-13:7

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Kings Defeated by Moses

12 Now these are the kings of the land whom the people of Israel defeated and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from ^(A)the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, with all ^(B)the Arabah eastward: ²^(C)Sihon king of the Amorites who lived at Heshbon and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and ^(D)from the middle of the valley as far as the ^(E)river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites, that is, half of Gilead, ³and ^(F)the Arabah ^(G)to the Sea of Chinneroth eastward, and in the direction of Beth-jeshimoth, to the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, southward to the foot of ^(H)the slopes of Pisgah; ⁴and ^(I)Og^[a] king of Bashan, one of the remnant of ^(J)the Rephaim, ^(K)who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei ⁵and ruled over ^(L)Mount Hermon and ^(M)Salecah and all Bashan ^(N)to the boundary of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and over half of Gilead to the boundary of Sihon king of Heshbon. ⁶^(O)Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the people of Israel defeated them. And Moses the servant of the Lord ^(P)gave their land for a possession to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

Kings Defeated by Joshua

⁷And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to ^(Q)Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir (and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession ^(R)according to their allotments, ⁸^(S)in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negeb, the land of ^(T)the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites): ⁹^(U)the king of Jericho, one; ^(V)the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; ¹⁰^(W)the king of Jerusalem, one; ^(X)the king of Hebron, one; ¹¹^(Y)the king of Jarmuth, one; ^(Z)the king of Lachish, one; ¹²^(AA)the king of Eglon, one; ^(AB)the king of Gezer, one; ¹³^(AC)the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; ¹⁴the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; ¹⁵^(AD)the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; ¹⁶^(AE)the king of Makkedah, one; ^(AF)the king of Bethel, one; ¹⁷the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; ¹⁸the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; ¹⁹^(AG)the king of Madon, one; ^(AH)the king of Hazor, one; ²⁰^(AI)the king of Shimron-meron, one; ^(AJ)the king of Achshaph, one; ²¹^(AK)the king of Taanach, one; ^(AL)the king of Megiddo, one; ²²the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; ²³^(AM)the king of Dor in ^(AN)Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Galilee,^[b] one; ²⁴the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings.

Land Still to Be Conquered

13 Now Joshua ^(AO)was old and advanced in years, and the Lord said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land ^(AP)to possess. ²^(AQ)This is the land that yet remains: all the ^(AR)regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites ³(from the ^(AS)Shihor, which is east of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron, it is counted as Canaanite; ^(AT)there are five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron), and those of ^(AU)the Avvim, ⁴in the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the boundary of ^(AV)the Amorites, ⁵and the land of the ^(AW)Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from ^(AX)Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to ^(AY)Lebo-hamath, ⁶all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to ^(AZ)Misrephoth-maim, even all the Sidonians. I myself will drive ^(BA)them out from before the people of Israel. Only ^(BB)allot the land to Israel ^(BC)for an inheritance, as I have commanded you. ⁷Now therefore ^(BD)divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”

Footnotes

Joshua 12:4 Septuagint; Hebrew the boundary of Og
Joshua 12:23 Septuagint; Hebrew Gilgal

Joshua 12:1-13:7

New International Version

List of Defeated Kings

12 These are the kings of the land whom the Israelites had defeated and whose territory they took^(A) over east of the Jordan,^(B) from the Arnon^(C) Gorge to Mount Hermon,^(D) including all the eastern side of the Arabah:^(E)

²Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon.^(F)

He ruled from Aroer^(G) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge—from the middle of the gorge—to the Jabbok River,^(H) which is the border of the Ammonites.^(I) This included half of Gilead.^(J) ³He also ruled over the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Galilee^[a]^(K) to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea^(L)), to Beth Jeshimoth,^(M) and then southward below the slopes of Pisgah.^(N)

⁴And the territory of Og king of Bashan,^(O) one of the last of the Rephaites,^(P) who reigned in Ashtaroth^(Q) and Edrei.

⁵He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah,^(R) all of Bashan^(S) to the border of the people of Geshur^(T) and Maakah,^(U) and half of Gilead^(V) to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

⁶Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the Israelites conquered them.^(W) And Moses the servant of the Lord gave their land to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh to be their possession.^(X)

⁷Here is a list of the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon^(Y) to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave their lands as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their tribal divisions. ⁸The lands included the hill country, the western foothills, the Arabah, the mountain slopes, the wilderness and the Negev.^(Z) These were the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. These were the kings:^(AA)

⁹the king of Jericho^(AB)	one
the king of Ai^(AC) (near Bethel^(AD))	one
¹⁰the king of Jerusalem^(AE)	one
the king of Hebron	one
¹¹the king of Jarmuth	one
the king of Lachish^(AF)	one
¹²the king of Eglon^(AG)	one
the king of Gezer^(AH)	one
¹³the king of Debir^(AI)	one
the king of Geder	one
¹⁴the king of Hormah^(AJ)	one
the king of Arad^(AK)	one
¹⁵the king of Libnah^(AL)	one
the king of Adullam^(AM)	one
¹⁶the king of Makkedah^(AN)	one
the king of Bethel^(AO)	one
¹⁷the king of Tappuah^(AP)	one
the king of Hepher^(AQ)	one
¹⁸the king of Aphek^(AR)	one
the king of Lasharon	one
¹⁹the king of Madon	one
the king of Hazor^(AS)	one
²⁰the king of Shimron Meron	one
the king of Akshaph^(AT)	one
²¹the king of Taanach^(AU)	one
the king of Megiddo^(AV)	one
²²the king of Kedesh^(AW)	one
the king of Jokneam^(AX) in Carmel^(AY)	one
²³the king of Dor (in Naphoth Dor^(AZ))	one
the king of Goyim in Gilgal	one
²⁴the king of Tirzah^(BA)	one
thirty-one kings in all.^(BB)

Land Still to Be Taken

13 When Joshua had grown old,^(BC) the Lord said to him, “You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.

²“This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines^(BD) and Geshurites,^(BE) ³from the Shihor River^(BF) on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron^(BG) on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite though held by the five Philistine rulers^(BH) in Gaza, Ashdod,^(BI) Ashkelon,^(BJ) Gath and Ekron; the territory of the Avvites^(BK) ⁴on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek^(BL) and the border of the Amorites;^(BM) ⁵the area of Byblos;^(BN) and all Lebanon^(BO) to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon^(BP) to Lebo Hamath.^(BQ)

⁶“As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim,^(BR) that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out^(BS) before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you,^(BT) ⁷and divide it as an inheritance^(BU) among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”

Footnotes

Joshua 12:3 Hebrew Kinnereth

Revelation 3:7-22

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To the Church in Philadelphia

⁷“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of ^(A)the holy one, ^(B)the true one, ^(C)who has the key of David, ^(D)who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.

⁸“‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you ^(E)an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. ⁹Behold, I will make those of ^(F)the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, ^(G)I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that ^(H)I have loved you. ¹⁰^(I)Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try ^(J)those who dwell on the earth. ¹¹^(K)I am coming soon. ^(L)Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize ^(M)your crown. ¹²^(N)The one who conquers, I will make him ^(O)a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him ^(P)the name of my God, and ^(Q)the name of the city of my God, ^(R)the new Jerusalem, ^(S)which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own ^(T)new name. ¹³^(U)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Laodicea

¹⁴“And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the ^(V)Amen, ^(W)the faithful and true witness, ^(X)the beginning of God's creation.

¹⁵“‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. ^(Y)Would that you were either cold or hot! ¹⁶So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. ¹⁷^(Z)For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, ^(AA)blind, and naked. ¹⁸I counsel you ^(AB)to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and ^(AC)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and ^(AD)the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, ^(AE)so that you may see. ¹⁹^(AF)Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. ²⁰Behold, I stand at the door and ^(AG)knock. ^(AH)If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, ^(AI)I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. ²¹^(AJ)The one who conquers, ^(AK)I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as ^(AL)I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. ²²^(AM)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

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Revelation 3:7-22

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To the Church in Philadelphia

⁷“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia^(A) write:

These are the words of him who is holy^(B) and true,^(C) who holds the key of David.^(D) What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. ⁸I know your deeds.^(E) See, I have placed before you an open door^(F) that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.^(G) ⁹I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan,^(H) who claim to be Jews though they are not,^(I) but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet^(J) and acknowledge that I have loved you.^(K) ¹⁰Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you^(L) from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world^(M) to test^(N) the inhabitants of the earth.^(O)

¹¹I am coming soon.^(P) Hold on to what you have,^(Q) so that no one will take your crown.^(R) ¹²The one who is victorious^(S) I will make a pillar^(T) in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God^(U) and the name of the city of my God,^(V) the new Jerusalem,^(W) which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. ¹³Whoever has ears, let them hear^(X) what the Spirit says to the churches.

To the Church in Laodicea

¹⁴“To the angel of the church in Laodicea^(Y) write:

These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness,^(Z) the ruler of God’s creation.^(AA) ¹⁵I know your deeds,^(AB) that you are neither cold nor hot.^(AC) I wish you were either one or the other! ¹⁶So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. ¹⁷You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’^(AD) But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.^(AE) ¹⁸I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire,^(AF) so you can become rich; and white clothes^(AG) to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness;^(AH) and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.

¹⁹Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline.^(AI) So be earnest and repent.^(AJ) ²⁰Here I am! I stand at the door^(AK) and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,^(AL) I will come in^(AM) and eat with that person, and they with me.

²¹To the one who is victorious,^(AN) I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,^(AO) just as I was victorious^(AP) and sat down with my Father on his throne. ²²Whoever has ears, let them hear^(AQ) what the Spirit says to the churches.”

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Psalm 34

English Standard Version

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

^[a] Of David, when he ^(A)changed his behavior before ^(B)Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

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Psalm 34

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Psalm 34^[a]^[b]

Of David. When he pretended to be insane^(A) before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.

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Joshua 12:1-13:7

English Standard Version

Kings Defeated by Moses

Kings Defeated by Joshua

Land Still to Be Conquered

Footnotes

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Joshua 12:1-13:7

New International Version

List of Defeated Kings

Land Still to Be Taken

Footnotes

Cross references

Revelation 3:7-22

English Standard Version

To the Church in Philadelphia

To the Church in Laodicea

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Revelation 3:7-22

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To the Church in Philadelphia

To the Church in Laodicea

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Psalm 34 English Standard Version

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

[a] Of David, when he (A)changed his behavior before (B)Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

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Psalm 34 New International Version

Psalm 34[a][b]

Of David. When he pretended to be insane(A) before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.

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Joshua 12:1-13:7 English Standard Version

Kings Defeated by Moses

Kings Defeated by Joshua

Land Still to Be Conquered

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Joshua 12:1-13:7 New International Version

List of Defeated Kings

Land Still to Be Taken

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Revelation 3:7-22 English Standard Version

To the Church in Philadelphia

To the Church in Laodicea

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Revelation 3:7-22 New International Version

To the Church in Philadelphia

To the Church in Laodicea

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Psalm 34

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^[a] Of David, when he ^(A)changed his behavior before ^(B)Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

Psalm 34

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Psalm 34^[a]^[b]

Of David. When he pretended to be insane^(A) before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.

Joshua 12:1-13:7

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Joshua 12:1-13:7

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Revelation 3:7-22

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Revelation 3:7-22

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