Psalms 34

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

The speaker declares continuous praise to the Lord and invites the oppressed and saints to join in exalting God's name together. The text notes that the Lord answers those who call upon Him, delivers them from fears and troubles, and surrounds those who fear Him with His angel. The speaker addresses children, offering instruction on fearing the Lord by avoiding evil, speaking truthfully, doing good, and pursuing peace. The psalm states that the eyes of the Lord watch the righteous while His face opposes evildoers, and that the Lord hears the cries of the brokenhearted to deliver them from their afflictions. Finally, it affirms that the Lord protects the bones of the righteous, redeems His servants, and ensures that those who take refuge in Him are not condemned.

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¹I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. ²My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice. ³Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together. ⁴I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. ⁵Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed. ⁶This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles. ⁷The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them. ⁸Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! ⁹Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. ¹⁰Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. ¹¹Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. ¹²Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days? ¹³Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. ¹⁴Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. ¹⁵The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry. ¹⁶But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth. ¹⁷The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles. ¹⁸The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit. ¹⁹Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. ²⁰He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken. ²¹Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned. ²²The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

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