Psalms 34
The psalmist expresses gratitude to God for delivering him from tribulations and invites others to praise and magnify the Lord. Those who fear God will be rescued and blessed, while the wicked will be punished. The psalmist teaches that seeking the Lord and doing good will bring life and good days, and that God is near to those who are troubled and will save the humble.
To David, when he changed his appearance in the sight of Abimelech, and so he dismissed him, and he went away. I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise will be ever in my mouthIn the Lord, my soul will be praised. May the meek listen and rejoiceMagnify the Lord with me, and let us extol his name in itselfI sought the Lord, and he heeded me, and he carried me away from all my tribulationsApproach him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be confoundedThis poor one cried out, and the Lord heeded him, and he saved him from all his tribulationsThe Angel of the Lord will encamp around those who fear him, and he will rescue themTaste and see that the Lord is sweet. Blessed is the man who hopes in himFear the Lord, all you his saints. For there is no destitution for those who fear himThe rich have been needy and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good thingCome forward, sons. Listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the LordWhich is the man who wills life, who chooses to see good daysProhibit your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceitTurn away from evil, and do good. Inquire about peace, and pursue itThe eyes of the Lord are on the just, and his ears are with their prayersBut the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil, to perish the remembrance of them from the earthThe just cried out, and the Lord heard them, and he freed them from all their tribulationsThe Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spiritMany are the afflictions of the just, but from them all the Lord will free themThe Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be brokenThe death of a sinner is very harmful, and those who hate the just will fare badlyThe Lord will redeem the souls of his servants, and none of those who hope in him will fare badly
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