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.
My soul (D)makes its boast in the Lord;
    let the humble hear and (E)be glad.
Oh, (F)magnify the Lord with me,
    and let us exalt his name together!

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

Oh, (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

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

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

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