Psa Psalms, psalm Book of Psalms, psalm 34
Taste and See That the LORD Is Good
Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech,34:1 Abimelech is another name for Achish; see 1 Samuel 21–29 and 1 Kings 2:39. so that the king drove him away.34:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise will always be on my lips.
My soul boasts in the LORD;
let the oppressed hear and rejoice.Luk 1:47
Magnify the LORD with me;
let us exalt His name together.
I sought the LORD, and He answered me;
He delivered me from all my fears.Isa 65:24
Those who look to Him are radiant with joy;
their faces shall never be ashamed.Mic 7:7
This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him;
He saved him from all his troubles.Psa 18:6; Psa 69:33
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him,
and he delivers them.Gen 32:1
Taste and see that the LORD is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!Psa 2:12; Pro 16:20
Fear the LORD, you His saints,
for those who fear Him lack nothing.Jos 4:24
Young lions go lacking and hungry,
but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.Luk 1:53
Come, children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Who is the man who delights in life,
who desires to see good days?1Pe 3:10
Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.
Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.Job 28:28; Psa 37:37
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
and His ears are inclined to their cry.34:15 LXX to their prayerPsa 33:18
But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,34:16 Cited in 1 Peter 3:10–12
to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears;
He delivers them from all their troubles.
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted;
He saves the contrite in spirit.Psa 145:18
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the LORD delivers him from them all.Act 7:10; Rom 8:17
He protects all his bones;
not one of them will be broken.34:20 Cited in John 19:36Isa 66:14
Evil will slay the wicked,
and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.Pro 22:8
The LORD redeems His servants,
and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.Rom 8:1