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
Beth
Gimel
Daleth
He/ Vav
Zayin
Heth
7 The (L)angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.
Teth
Yodh
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
Mem
Nun
Samekh
Ayin
15 The (AA)eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry for help.
Pe
Tsadhe
17 The righteous (AD)cry, and Yahweh hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
Qoph
Resh
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
- Psalm 34 Title Possibly a title of King Achish of Gath, cf. 1 Sam 21:10-15
- Psalm 34:6 Or afflicted
- Psalm 34:18 Or contrite
- Psalm 34:21 Or held guilty
- Psalm 34:22 Or held guilty
Psalm 34
Evangelical Heritage Version
Psalm 34
Blessed Is the Person Who Takes Refuge in God
Heading
By David. When he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelek, who drove him away, and David left.[a]
David’s Thanks for Deliverance
1 I will bless the Lord at all times.
His praise will always be in my mouth.
2 In the Lord my soul will boast.
The humble will hear and rejoice.
An Invitation to Join David in Praise
3 Proclaim the greatness of the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together.
The Story of David’s Deliverance
4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me.
From all my terrors he delivered me.
5 His people look to him and are radiant,
and their faces will never blush.
6 This poor man called, and the Lord heard.
From all his distress the Lord saved him.
7 The Angel of the Lord[b] camps around those who fear him,
and he delivers them.
The Application of This Truth to All Believers
8 Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Blessed is everyone who takes refuge in him.
9 Fear the Lord, you his saints,
since those who fear him lack nothing.
10 Young lions may lack food and be hungry,
but those who seek the Lord do not lack any good thing.
11 Come, children, listen to me.
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 Who wants to find pleasure in life?
Who would love to experience many good days?
13 Guard your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Turn from evil and do good.
Seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord watch over the righteous.
His ears listen to their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is set against those who do evil,
to cut off memory of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears.
From all their distress he delivers them.
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.
He saves those whose spirits have been crushed.
19 Many are the troubles of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him from them all.
20 He watches over all his bones;
not one of them will be broken.
21 Evil will slay the wicked.
Those who hate the righteous will be found guilty.
22 The Lord redeems the soul[c] of his servants.
Anyone who takes refuge in him will not be found guilty.
Footnotes
- Psalm 34:1 See 1 Samuel 21.
- Psalm 34:7 This seems to allude to the Angel of the Lord, who led Israel through the wilderness.
- Psalm 34:22 Or life
1 Samuel 21:10-15
Legacy Standard Bible
David Flees to Gath
10 Then David arose and fled that day from Saul and went to (A)Achish king of Gath. 11 But the (B)servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? (C)Did they not sing of this one as they danced, saying,
‘Saul has struck his thousands,
And David his ten thousands’?”
12 And David (D)took these words [a]to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath. 13 So he (E)disguised his sanity in their sight and acted insanely in their hands and scribbled on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down into his beard. 14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Behold, you see the man behaving as a madman. Why do you bring him to me? 15 Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this one to act the madman before me? Shall this one come into my house?”
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- 1 Samuel 21:12 Lit in his
1 Samuel 21:10-15
Evangelical Heritage Version
David Among the Philistines
10 David quickly fled from Saul that day and went to Achish king of Gath. 11 The officials of Achish said to him, “Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Didn’t they dance and sing songs about him, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands’?”
12 David took those words to heart, so he was very afraid of Achish king of Gath. 13 He changed his behavior in their presence and pretended to be insane while he was in their hands. He scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spit run down his beard. 14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, can’t you see that the man is insane? Why have you brought him to me? 15 Don’t I have enough madmen? Did you have to bring this madman into my presence? Should I keep this man in my house?”
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