Psalm 34:1-8

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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!

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Footnotes

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

Psalm 34:13-19

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¹³^(A)Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from ^(B)speaking deceit.
¹⁴^(C)Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and ^(D)pursue it.

¹⁵^(E)The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
    ^(F)and his ears toward their cry.
¹⁶^(G)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
    to ^(H)cut off the memory of them from the earth.
¹⁷^(I)When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
    and delivers them out of all their troubles.
¹⁸The Lord is near to ^(J)the brokenhearted
    and saves ^(K)the crushed in spirit.

¹⁹^(L)Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
^(M)but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

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Psalm 34:21-22

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²¹^(A)Affliction will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
²²The Lord ^(B)redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be ^(C)condemned.