“The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.”
The psalm concludes with an affirmation that the LORD redeems the soul of his servants, and those who take refuge in him will not be condemned. The verb "redeems" suggests the payment of ransom and the restoration to freedom. The reference to "servants of the LORD" identifies those who acknowledge God's authority. The promise that those who take refuge in God ''will not be condemned'' reiterates the central assurance. The closing benediction transforms the entire psalm into a celebration of God's redemptive and protective action toward the faithful.
Church Fathers on Psalms 34:22
A psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, and he sent him away, and he departed. 1. Because there was there a sacrifice after the order of Aaron, and afterwards He of His Own Body and Blood appointed a sacrifice after the order of Melchizedek; He changed then His Countenance in the Priesthood, and sent away the kingdom of the Jews, and came to the Gentiles. What then is, “He affected”? He was full of affection. For what is so full of affection as…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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