Psalms 34
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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|1KI 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.

Taste and See That the LORD Is Good

1 Samuel 21:8–15

1I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.+ 2My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah: The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.+ 3Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together.+ 4I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.+ 5They looked unto him, and were radiant; And their faces shall never be confounded.+ 6This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.+ 7The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them.+ 8Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.+ 9Oh fear Jehovah, ye his saints; For there is no want to them that fear him.+ 10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.+ 11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.+ 12What man is he that desireth life, And loveth [many] days, that he may see good?+ 13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.+ 14Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.+ 15The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] unto their cry.+ 16The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.+ 17[The righteous] cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.+ 18Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.+ 19Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.+ 20He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.+ 21Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.+ 22Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned.+

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