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.
341<Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.> I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth.+2My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.+3O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.+4I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.+5Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed.+6This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.+7The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.+8By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.+9Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.+10The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.+11Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.+12What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?+13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.+14Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.+15The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.+16The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.+17The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.+18The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.+19Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.+20He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.+21Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.+22The Lord will be the saviour of the souls of his servants, and no one who has faith in him will be put to shame.+
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