NASB — Psalms 34 — KJV

The LORD, a Provider and Deliverer.

[A Psalm] of David when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who drove him away and he departed.

  1 I will abless° the LORD° at all° times°;
  His bpraise° shall continually° be in my mouth°.
  2 My soul° will amake° its boast° in the LORD°;
  The bhumble° will hear° it and rejoice°.
  3 O amagnify° the LORD° with me,
  And let us bexalt° His name° together°.

[1] Or changed his behavior Possibly a title of King Achish of Gath, see 1S 21:10-15 aEp 5:20; 1Th 5:18 bPs 71:6
[2] aPs 44:8; Jr 9:24; 1Co 1:31 bPs 69:32
[3] aPs 35:27; 69:30; Lk 1:46 bPs 18:46

  4 ¶ I asought° the LORD°, and He answered° me,
  And bdelivered° me from all° my fears°.
  5 They alooked° to Him and were radiant°,
  And their faces° will bnever° be ashamed°.
  6 This° Ipoor° man° cried°, and athe LORD° heard° him
  And saved° him out of all° his troubles°.
  7 The aangel° of the LORD° encamps° around° those who fear° Him,
  And rescues° them.

[4] a2Ch 15:2; Ps 9:10; Mt 7:7 bPs 34:6, 17, 19
[5] aPs 36:9; Is 60:5 bPs 25:3
[6] IOr afflicted aPs 34:4
[7] aPs 91:11; Dn 6:22

  8 ¶ O ataste° and see° that the LORD° is good°;
  How bblessed° is the man° who takes° refuge° in Him!
  9 O fear° the LORD°, you aHis saints°;
  For to those who fear° Him there° is bno° want°.
  10 The young° lions° do lack° and suffer° hunger°;
  But they who seek° the LORD° shall anot be in want° of any° good° thing°.
  11 aCome°, you children°, listen° to me;
  bI will teach° you cthe fear° of the LORD°.
  12 aWho° is the man° who desires° life°
  And loves° [length of] days° that he may bsee° good°?
  13 Keep° ayour tongue° from evil°
  And your lips° from speaking° bdeceit°.
  14 aDepart° from evil° and do° good°;
  Seek° peace° and bpursue° it.

[8] aPs 119:103; He 6:5; 1P 2:3 bPs 2:12
[9] aPs 31:23 bPs 23:1
[10] aPs 84:11
[11] aPs 66:16 bPs 32:8 cPs 111:10
[12] aPs 34:12-16; 1P 3:10-12 bEc 3:13
[13] aPs 141:3; Pv 13:3; Jm 1:26 b1P 2:22
[14] aPs 37:27; Is 1:16, 17 bRo 14:19; He 12:14

  15 ¶ The aeyes° of the LORD° are toward° the righteous°
  And His ears° are [open] to their cry°.
  16 The aface° of the LORD° is against evildoers°°,
  To bcut° off° the memory° of them from the earth°.
  17 [The righteous] acry°, and the LORD° hears°
  And delivers° them out of all° their troubles°.
  18 The LORD° ais near° to the bbrokenhearted°°
  And saves° those who° are Iccrushed° in spirit°.

[15] aJb 36:7; Ps 33:18
[16] aLv 17:10; Jr 44:11; Am 9:4 bJb 18:17; Ps 9:6; 109:15; Pv 10:7
[17] aPs 34:6; 145:19
[18] IOr contrite aPs 145:18 bPs 147:3; Is 61:1 cPs 51:17; Is 57:15

  19aMany° are the bafflictions° of the righteous°,
  But the LORD° cdelivers° him out of them all°.
  20 He keeps° all° his bones°,
  aNot one° of them is broken°.
  21 aEvil° shall slay° the wicked°,
  And those who hate° the righteous° will be Icondemned°.
  22 The LORD° aredeems° the soul° of His servants°,
  And none°° of those who btake° refuge° in Him will be Icondemned°.

[19] aPv 24:16 bPs 71:20; 2Ti 3:11f cPs 34:4, 6, 17
[20] aJn 19:33, 36
[21] IOr held guilty aPs 94:23; 140:11; Pv 24:16
[22] IV 21, note 1 a1K 1:29; Ps 71:23 bPs 37:40


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David praiseth God, and exhorteth others thereto by his experience.

1 ¶ [[[A Psalm] of David,º when he changedºª² his behaviourº beforeº Abimelech;º who drove him away,ºª and he departed.]]¹ª² I will blessºª the² LORDº at all² times:º his praiseº [shall] continuallyº [be] in my mouth.º 2 My soulº shall make her boastºª in the LORD:º the humbleº shall hearºª [thereof], and be glad.ºª 3 O magnifyºª the LORDº with² me, and let us exaltºª his nameº together.º 4 I soughtºª² the LORD,º and he heardºª me, and deliveredºª me from all²² my fears.º 5 They lookedºª unto² him, and were lightened:ºª and their facesº were not² ashamed.ºª 6 This² poor² man¹ cried,ºª and the LORDº heardºª [him], and savedºª him out of all²² his troubles.º 7 The angelº of the LORDº encampethºª round aboutº them that fearº him, and deliverethºª them.

[1] Ps 71:8, 14; 145:1; Is 24:15; Ac 5:41; 16:25; Ep 5:20; Col 3:17; 1Th 5:18; 2Th 1:3; 2:13.
[2] Ps 22:22; 32:5; 44:8; 105:3; 119:74; 142:7; Is 45:25; Jr 9:24; 1Co 1:31; 2Co 10:17; 1Ti 1:15.
[3] 1Ch 29:20; 2Ch 29:30; Ps 33:1; 35:27; 40:16; 66:8; 69:30; 103:20; 148:1; Lk 1:46; Ac 19:17; Php 1:20; Rv 14:7; 19:5.
[4] 1S 27:1; Ps 18:6; 22:24; 27:1; 31:22; 46:2; 56:3; 77:1; 116:1; Is 12:2; Jna 2:2; Mt 7:7; Lk 11:9; 2Co 7:5; 12:8; 2Ti 1:7; He 5:7.
[5] 2S 19:5; Es 8:16; Ps 13:3; 18:28; 83:16; 97:11; 123:1; Is 45:22; He 12:2.
[6] Gn 48:16; 2S 22:1; Ps 3:4; 10:17; 34:17; 40:17; 66:16; Rv 7:14.
[7] Gn 32:1; 2K 6:17; 19:35; Ps 91:11; Dn 6:22; Zc 9:8; Mt 18:10; Lk 16:22; He 1:14.

They are blessed that trust God.

8 O tasteºª and seeºª that² the LORDº [is] good:º blessedº [is] the manº [that] trustethºª in him. 9 O fearºª² the LORD,º ye his saints:º for² [there is] no² wantº to them that fearº him. 10 The young lionsº do lack,ºª and suffer hunger:ºª but they that seekºª the LORDº shall not² wantºª any² goodº [thing].

[8] Ps 2:12; 36:7, 10; 52:1; 63:5; 84:12; 119:103; So 2:3; 5:1; Jr 31:14; Zc 9:17; He 6:4; 1P 2:2; 1Jn 1:1; 4:7.
[9] Gn 22:12; Ps 22:23; 23:1; 31:23; 89:7; Is 8:13; Ho 3:5; Lk 12:30; Ro 8:32; 1Co 3:22; Php 4:19; Rv 15:3.
[10] Jb 4:10; Ps 84:11; 104:21; Mt 6:32; Lk 1:51.

He exhorteth to the fear of God.

11 Come,¹ª² ye children,º hearkenºª unto me: I will teachºª you the fearº of the LORD.º 12 What² manº [is he that] desirethº life,º [and] lovethºª [many] days,º that he may seeºª good?º 13 Keepºª thy tongueº from evil,º² and thy lipsº from speakingºª² guile.º 14 Departºª from evil,º² and doºª good;º seekºª peace,º and pursueºª it.

[11] Ps 32:8; 111:10; Pv 1:7; 2:1; 4:1; 7:24; 8:17, 32; 22:6; Ec 11:9; 12:1; Is 28:9; Mt 18:2; Mk 10:14; Jn 13:33; 2Ti 3:15.
[12] Dt 6:2; 30:20; Jb 7:7; Ps 4:6; 21:4; 91:16; Ec 2:3; 12:13; 1P 3:10.
[13] Ps 39:1; 55:11; Pv 12:7, 19, 22; 18:21; 19:9; Is 63:8; Mt 12:35; Col 3:9; Jm 1:19, 26; 3:2, 5; 1P 2:1, 22; Rv 14:4.
[14] Jb 28:28; Ps 37:27; 120:7; Pv 3:7; 8:13; 13:14; 16:16; Is 1:16; Mt 5:9; Ac 10:38; Ro 12:9, 18; 14:17; 2Co 13:11; Ga 6:10; 1Th 4:11; 2Ti 2:19; Tit 2:14; He 12:14; 13:16; Jm 3:17; 1P 3:11; 3Jn 1:11.

The privileges of the righteous.

15 The eyesº of the LORDº [are] upon² the righteous,º and his earsº [are open] unto² their cry.º 16 The faceº of the LORDº [is] against them that doºª evil,º to cut offºª the remembranceº of them from the earth.º² 17 [The righteous] cry,ºª and the LORDº heareth,ºª and deliverethºª them out of all²² their troubles.º 18 The LORDº [is] nighº unto them that are of a brokenºª heart;º and savethºª such as be of a contriteº spirit.º 19 Manyº [are] the afflictionsº of the righteous:º but the LORDº deliverethºª him out of them all.²² 20 He keepethºª all² his bones:º not² oneº of themº² is broken.ºª 21 Evilº shall slayºª the wicked:º and they that hateºª the righteousº shall be desolate.ºª 22 The LORDº redeemethºª the soulº of his servants:º and none²² of them that trustºª in him shall be desolate.ºª

[15] 2Ch 6:40; Jb 36:7; Ps 33:18; 34:6, 17; 130:2; Is 37:14; Dn 9:17; 1P 3:12.
[16] Lv 17:10; 26:17; Jb 18:17; Ps 10:16; Pv 10:7; Ec 8:10; Jr 17:13; 44:11; Ezk 14:7; Am 9:4.
[17] 2Ch 32:20, 24; Ps 34:6, 15, 19; 91:15; 145:18; Is 65:24; Ac 12:5.
[18] 2K 22:19; Ps 51:17; 75:1; 85:9; 119:151; 145:18; 147:3; Is 55:6; 57:15; 61:1; 66:2; Ezk 36:26, 31; Lk 4:18.
[19] Jb 5:19; 30:9; 42:12; Ps 34:6, 17; 71:20; Pv 24:16; Jn 16:33; Ac 14:22; 2Co 4:7, 17; 11:23; 1Th 3:3; 2Ti 3:11; He 11:33; Jm 5:10; 1P 4:12; Rv 7:14.
[20] Ps 35:10; 91:12; Dn 6:22; Jn 19:36.
[21] Ex 20:7; 1S 19:4; 31:4; 1K 22:8, 37; Ps 37:12, 30; 40:15; 89:23; 94:23; Is 3:11; Lk 19:14, 27, 41; Jn 7:7; 15:18; 1Th 2:15; 2Th 1:6, 9.
[22] Gn 48:16; 2S 4:9; 1K 1:29; Ps 9:9; 31:5; 71:23; 84:11; 103:4; 130:8; Lm 3:58; Jn 10:27; Ro 8:31; 1P 1:5, 18; Rv 5:9.


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