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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

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

Gimel

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

Daleth

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

He / Vav

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

Zayin

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

Heth

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

Teth

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

Yodh

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

34 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.