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Psalm 34
Legacy Standard Bible

Taste and See That Yahweh Is Good

Of David. When he feigned madness before [a]Abimelech, so that he drove him away and he departed.

Aleph

34 I will (A)bless Yahweh at all times;
His (B)praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Beth

2 My soul will (C)make its boast in Yahweh;
The (D)humble will hear it and rejoice.

Gimel

3 O (E)magnify Yahweh with me,
And let us (F)exalt His name together.

Daleth

4 I (G)inquired of Yahweh, and He answered me,
And (H)delivered me from all that I dread.

He/ Vav

5 They (I)looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will (J)never be humiliated.

Zayin

6 This [b]poor man called out, and (K)Yahweh heard him
And saved him out of all his troubles.

Heth

7 The (L)angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.

Teth

8 O (M)taste and see that Yahweh is good;
How (N)blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Yodh

9 Oh, fear Yahweh, you (O)His saints;
For there is (P)no want to those who fear Him.

Kaph

10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who inquire of Yahweh shall (Q)not be in want of any good thing.

Lamedh

11 (R)Come, you children, listen to me;
(S)I will teach you (T)the fear of Yahweh.

Mem

12 (U)Who is the man who delights in life
And loves many days that he may (V)see good?

Nun

13 Guard (W)your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking (X)deceit.

Samekh

14 (Y)Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and (Z)pursue it.

Ayin

15 The (AA)eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry for help.

Pe

16 The (AB)face of Yahweh is against evildoers,
To (AC)cut off the memory of them from the earth.

Tsadhe

17 The righteous (AD)cry, and Yahweh hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.

Qoph

18 Yahweh (AE)is near to the (AF)brokenhearted
And saves those who are [c](AG)crushed in spirit.

Resh

19 (AH)Many are the (AI)evils against the righteous,
But Yahweh (AJ)delivers him out of them all.

Shin

20 He keeps all his bones,
(AK)Not one of them is broken.

Tav

21 (AL)Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be [d]condemned.
22 Yahweh (AM)redeems the soul of His slaves,
And all those who (AN)take refuge in Him will not be [e]condemned.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 34 Title Possibly a title of King Achish of Gath, cf. 1 Sam 21:10-15
  2. Psalm 34:6 Or afflicted
  3. Psalm 34:18 Or contrite
  4. Psalm 34:21 Or held guilty
  5. Psalm 34:22 Or held guilty
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Psalm 34
International Standard Version

By David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away. So David[a] left.

Learning about God’s Deliverance

34 [b]I will bless the Lord at all times;
    his praise will be in my mouth continuously.
2 My soul will glorify the Lord;
    the humble will hear about it and rejoice.
3 Magnify the Lord with me!
Let us lift up his name together!

4 I sought the Lord and he answered me;
    he delivered me from all of my fears.
5 Look to him and be radiant;
    and you[c] will not be ashamed.

6 This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard
    and delivered him from all of his distress.
7 The angel of the Lord surrounds those who fear him,
    and he delivers them.

8 Taste and see that the Lord is good!
    How blessed is the person who trusts in him!
9 Fear the Lord, you holy ones of his;
    for those who fear him lack nothing.
10 Young lions lack and go hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord will never lack any good thing.

11 Come, children, listen to me,
    and I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 Who among you[d] desires life,
    and wants long life in order to see good?
13 Then keep your tongue from doing evil
    and your lips from spreading lies.
14 Avoid evil and do good!
    Seek peace and pursue it!

15 The[e] Lord looks on the righteous,
    and he listens to their cries.
16 The face of the Lord is set against those who do evil,
    and he will remove people’s recollection of them from the earth.

17 The Lord hears those who cry out,
    and he delivers them from all their distress.
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted,
    and he delivers those whose spirit has been crushed.
19 A righteous person will have many troubles,
    but the Lord will deliver him from them all.
20 God[f] protects all his bones;
    not one of them will be broken.

21 Evil will kill the wicked;
    those who hate the righteous will be held guilty.
22 The Lord redeems the lives of his servants;
    and none of those who trust in him will be held guilty.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 34:1 Lit. he
  2. Psalm 34:1 This Psalm is an acrostic poem.
  3. Psalm 34:5 Lit. their faces
  4. Psalm 34:12 Lit. Who is the person who
  5. Psalm 34:15 Lit. The eyes of the
  6. Psalm 34:20 Lit. He
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