Psalm 34 Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 34
The Lord Delivers the Righteous
Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech,[a](A) who drove him out, and he departed.
1 I[b] will praise the Lord at all times;
His praise will always be on my lips.(B)
2 I will boast in the Lord;(C)
the humble will hear and be glad.(D)
3 Proclaim Yahweh’s greatness with me;(E)
let us exalt His name together.(F)
4 I sought the Lord, and He answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.(G)
5 Those who look to Him are[c] radiant with joy;(H)
their faces will never be ashamed.(I)
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him from all his troubles.(J)
7 The Angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear Him, and rescues them.(K)
8 Taste and see that the Lord is good.(L)
How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!(M)
9 You who are His holy ones, fear Yahweh,
for those who fear Him lack nothing.(N)
10 Young lions[d] lack food and go hungry,(O)
but those who seek the Lord
will not lack any good thing.(P)
11 Come, children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.(Q)
12 Who is the man who delights in life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?(R)
13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.(S)
14 Turn away from evil and do what is good;(T)
seek peace and pursue it.(U)
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry for help.(V)
16 The face of the Lord is set
against those who do what is evil,(W)
to erase[e] all memory of them from the earth.(X)
17 The righteous[f] cry out, and the Lord hears,
and delivers them from all their troubles.(Y)
18 The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.(Z)
19 Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,
but the Lord delivers him from them all.(AA)
20 He protects all his bones;
not one of them is broken.(AB)
21 Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.(AC)
22 The Lord redeems the life of His servants,
and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished.(AD)
Footnotes
- Psalm 34:1 Probably Achish, king of Gath
- Psalm 34:1 The lines of this poem form an acrostic.
- Psalm 34:5 Some Hb mss, LXX, Aq, Syr, Jer read Look to Him and be
- Psalm 34:10 LXX, Syr, Vg read The rich
- Psalm 34:16 Or cut off
- Psalm 34:17 Lit They
Cross references
- 34:title : 1Sm 21:10-15
- 34:1 : Ps 71:6; Eph 5:20
- 34:2 : Ps 44:8; Jr 9:24; 1Co 1:31
- 34:2 : Ps 69:32
- 34:3 : Lk 1:46
- 34:3 : Ps 69:30
- 34:4 : Ps 34:6, 17, 19
- 34:5 : Is 60:5
- 34:5 : Ps 25:3
- 34:6 : Ps 34:4
- 34:7 : Ps 91:11; Heb 1:14
- 34:8 : 1Pt 2:3
- 34:8 : Ps 2:12
- 34:9 : Ps 23:1
- 34:10 : Jb 4:10-11
- 34:10 : Ps 84:11
- 34:11 : Ps 66:16; 111:10
- 34:12 : Ec 3:13; 6:6
- 34:13 : Ps 39:1; 141:3; Pr 13:3; Jms 1:26
- 34:14 : Ps 37:27; Is 1:16-17
- 34:14 : Rm 14:19; Heb 12:14
- 34:15 : Jb 36:7; Ps 33:18; 1Pt 3:12
- 34:12-16 : 1Pt 3:10-12
- 34:16 : Am 9:4
- 34:17 : Ps 145:19
- 34:18 : Ps 51:17; 147:3; Is 61:1
- 34:19 : Ps 71:20; 2Tm 3:11-12
- 34:20 : Jn 19:33, 36
- 34:21 : Ps 94:23; 140:11; Pr 24:16
- 34:22 : Ps 37:40; Rm 8:33-34
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