Psalms 34 · Clearspring

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 the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.+ ²My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.+ ³O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.+ ⁴I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.+ ⁵They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.+ ⁶This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.+ ⁷The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.+ ⁸O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.+ ⁹O fear the LORD, 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 the LORD shall not want any good thing.+ ¹¹Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.+ 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 the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.+ ¹⁶The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.+ ¹⁷The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.+ ¹⁸The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.+ ¹⁹Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD 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 desolate.+ ²²The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.+

Taste and See That the LORD Is Good

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