Chapter 34
(1 Samuel 21:8–15)
1 Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech,1 so that the king drove him away.2 I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
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- Abimelech is another name for Achish; see 1 Samuel 21–29 and 1 Kings 2:39.
- This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
2 My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.
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3 Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
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4 I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
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5 Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.
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6 This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
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7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
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8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
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9 Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
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10 Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
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11 Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
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12 Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
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13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
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14 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
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15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.1
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- LXX to their prayer
16 But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,1 to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
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- Cited in 1 Peter 3:10–12
17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
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18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
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19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
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20 He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.1
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- Cited in John 19:36
21 Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
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22 The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
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