Psalms 34
22 verses
Psalm 34 is a wisdom combining thanksgiving with instruction on the benefits of seeking God and living righteously, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 2. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
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2
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
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3
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
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4
I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
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5
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
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6
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
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The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
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O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
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O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
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10
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
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Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
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12
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
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13
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
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14
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
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15
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
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16
The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
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17
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
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The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
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19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
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20
He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
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21
Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
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The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
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