The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God

A Psalm of David (A)when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

34 I will (B)bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul shall make its boast in the Lord;
The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
And let us exalt His name together.

I (C)sought the Lord, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.

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Psalm 34

The Lord Delivers the Righteous

Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech,[a](A) who drove him out, and he departed.

I[b] will praise the Lord at all times;
His praise will always be on my lips.(B)
I will boast in the Lord;(C)
the humble will hear and be glad.(D)
Proclaim Yahweh’s greatness with me;(E)
let us exalt His name together.(F)

I sought the Lord, and He answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 34:1 Probably Achish, king of Gath
  2. Psalm 34:1 The lines of this poem form an acrostic.

Psalm 34[a][b]

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

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

I sought the Lord,(G) and he answered me;
    he delivered(H) me from all my fears.

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Footnotes

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

(A)I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

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I will say[a] to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 91:2 LXX, Syr, Jer read Almighty, saying, or Almighty, he will say

I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge(A) and my fortress,(B)
    my God, in whom I trust.”

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16 For (A)“who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” (B)But we have the mind of Christ.

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16 For

who has known the Lord’s mind,
that he may instruct Him?(A)[a]

But we have the mind of Christ.(B)

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16 for,

“Who has known the mind of the Lord
    so as to instruct him?”[a](A)

But we have the mind of Christ.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 2:16 Isaiah 40:13

The Humbled and Exalted Christ

(A)Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

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Christ’s Humility and Exaltation

Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus,

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In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:(A)

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For (A)God has not given us a spirit of fear, (B)but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

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For God has not given us a spirit[a] of fearfulness,(A) but one of power,(B) love,(C) and sound judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 1:7 Or us the Spirit

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,(A) but gives us power,(B) love and self-discipline.

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