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    Psalms 34

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    David’s oddest royal encounter is dispatched in a single heading: he pretended to be insane, was driven away, and began blessing the LORD. The psalm gives no performance notes, only the praise that followed.

    The expelled man praisesvv. 1–10

    The heading drops David beside Abimelech and then hurries on, leaving the royal drama behind. David’s answer to fear is communal praise: the oppressed are invited to rejoice, the poor man has been heard, and an angel keeps watch. The invitation then becomes gloriously physical: goodness is not merely discussed but tasted and seen. Even the young lions, for all their majesty, may go hungry; those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

    A lesson for the childrenvv. 11–16

    At verse eleven, praise takes the shape of instruction. David gathers children close and asks what sort of person desires life and good days; the answer is wonderfully plain about the mouth and the feet. The tongue must leave evil and deceit alone, while the whole person turns towards good and pursues peace. Above this small moral geography, the LORD watches, hears, and faces those who do evil—an especially formidable expression, since their memory is to be wiped from the earth.

    The remarkably specific rescuevv. 17–22

    The final movement returns to the cry of the afflicted. The brokenhearted and contrite are not overlooked; the righteous may have many afflictions, but deliverance is repeated as the LORD’s answer. Then comes the chapter’s most exact piece of protection: bones, all of them, and not one broken. Evil has its own fatal destination, while the LORD redeems His servants and leaves those who take refuge in Him without condemnation.

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    1. Ps 34:1Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

    2. Ps 34:2My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.

    3. Ps 34:3Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.

    4. Ps 34:4I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.

    5. Ps 34:5Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.

    6. Ps 34:6This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.

    7. Ps 34:7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

    8. Ps 34:8Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

    9. Ps 34:9Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

    10. Ps 34:10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

    11. Ps 34:11Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

    12. Ps 34:12Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?

    13. Ps 34:13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

    14. Ps 34:14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

    15. Ps 34:15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.

    16. Ps 34:16But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

    17. Ps 34:17The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.

    18. Ps 34:18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

    19. Ps 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

    20. Ps 34:20He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.

    21. Ps 34:21Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.

    22. Ps 34:22The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

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    Where this is echoed

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    • 4Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
    • 14Psalms 37:27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
    • 18Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
    • 8Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!
    • 8Hebrews 6:4–5It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
    • 81 Peter 2:2–3Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
    • 4Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
    • 18Psalms 145:18The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
    • 4Psalms 116:1–6I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.
    • 4Psalms 56:3When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
    • 42 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
    • 18Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
    • 151 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
    • 11 Thessalonians 5:18Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
    • 19Psalms 34:17The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
    • 4Jonah 2:2saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.

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