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

1[A Psalm] of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless Jehovah at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.+ 2My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice.+ 3Magnify 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 enlightened, and their faces were not confounded.+ 6This afflicted one called, 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.+ 8Taste and see that Jehovah is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him!+ 9Fear Jehovah, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him.+ 10The young lions are in need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good.+ 11Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.+ 12What man is he that desireth life, [and] loveth 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 upon the righteous, and his ears are toward 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] cry, and Jehovah heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.+ 18Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit.+ 19Many are the adversities of the righteous, but Jehovah delivereth him out of them all:+ 20He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.+ 21Evil shall destroy the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall bear their guilt.+ 22Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; and none of them that trust in him shall bear guilt.+

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J. N. Darby's translation (1890). Public domain.

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