The Lord, a Provider and Deliverer.
A Psalm of David when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who drove him away and he departed.
34 I will (A)bless the Lord at all times;
His (B)praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul will (C)make its boast in the Lord;
The (D)humble will hear it and rejoice.
3 O (E)magnify the Lord with me,
And let us (F)exalt His name together.
4 I (G)sought the Lord, and He answered me,
And (H)delivered me from all my fears.
5 They (I)looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will (J)never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and (K)the Lord heard him
And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The (L)angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.
8 O (M)taste and see that the Lord is good;
How (N)blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
9 O fear the Lord, you (O)His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is (P)no want.
10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the Lord shall (Q)not be in want of any good thing.
11 (R)Come, you children, listen to me;
(S)I will teach you (T)the fear of the Lord.
12 (U)Who is the man who desires life
And loves length of days that he may (V)see good?
13 Keep (W)your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking (X)deceit.
14 (Y)Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and (Z)pursue it.
15 The (AA)eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry.
16 The (AB)face of the Lord is against evildoers,
To (AC)cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 The righteous (AD)cry, and the Lord hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord (AE)is near to the (AF)brokenhearted
And saves those who are (AG)crushed in spirit.
19 (AH)Many are the (AI)afflictions of the righteous,
But the Lord (AJ)delivers him out of them all.
20 He keeps all his bones,
(AK)Not one of them is broken.
21 (AL)Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord (AM)redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who (AN)take refuge in Him will be condemned.
Footnotes
- Psalm 34:1
- Psalm 34:1
- Psalm 34:6
- Psalm 34:18
- Psalm 34:21
- Psalm 34:22
Cross references
- Psalm 34:1 : Eph 5:20; 1 Thess 5:18
- Psalm 34:1 : Ps 71:6
- Psalm 34:2 : Ps 44:8; Jer 9:24; 1 Cor 1:31
- Psalm 34:2 : Ps 69:32
- Psalm 34:3 : Ps 35:27; 69:30; Luke 1:46
- Psalm 34:3 : Ps 18:46
- Psalm 34:4 : 2 Chr 15:2; Ps 9:10; Matt 7:7
- Psalm 34:4 : Ps 34:6, 17, 19
- Psalm 34:5 : Ps 36:9; Is 60:5
- Psalm 34:5 : Ps 25:3
- Psalm 34:6 : Ps 34:4
- Psalm 34:7 : Ps 91:11; Dan 6:22
- Psalm 34:8 : Ps 119:103; Heb 6:5; 1 Pet 2:3
- Psalm 34:8 : Ps 2:12
- Psalm 34:9 : Ps 31:23
- Psalm 34:9 : Ps 23:1
- Psalm 34:10 : Ps 84:11
- Psalm 34:11 : Ps 66:16
- Psalm 34:11 : Ps 32:8
- Psalm 34:11 : Ps 111:10
- Psalm 34:12 : Ps 34:12-16; 1 Pet 3:10-12
- Psalm 34:12 : Eccl 3:13
- Psalm 34:13 : Ps 141:3; Prov 13:3; James 1:26
- Psalm 34:13 : 1 Pet 2:22
- Psalm 34:14 : Ps 37:27; Is 1:16, 17
- Psalm 34:14 : Rom 14:19; Heb 12:14
- Psalm 34:15 : Job 36:7; Ps 33:18
- Psalm 34:16 : Lev 17:10; Jer 44:11; Amos 9:4
- Psalm 34:16 : Job 18:17; Ps 9:6; 109:15; Prov 10:7
- Psalm 34:17 : Ps 34:6; 145:19
- Psalm 34:18 : Ps 145:18
- Psalm 34:18 : Ps 147:3; Is 61:1
- Psalm 34:18 : Ps 51:17; Is 57:15
- Psalm 34:19 : Prov 24:16
- Psalm 34:19 : Ps 71:20; 2 Tim 3:11f
- Psalm 34:19 : Ps 34:4, 6, 17
- Psalm 34:20 : John 19:33, 36
- Psalm 34:21 : Ps 94:23; 140:11; Prov 24:16
- Psalm 34:22 : 1 Kin 1:29; Ps 71:23
- Psalm 34:22 : Ps 37:40
