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Psalms 34

Psalms 34 Summary, Context, and Full Chapter

Psalm 34 is a song of praise from David after a dangerous escape. It calls readers to bless the LORD, trust His help, and learn the way of reverent, peaceful living. The psalm brings comfort to anyone seeking God in fear, trouble, or sorrow.

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What happens in Psalms 34?

David opens by praising the LORD continually and inviting others to join him. He remembers crying out in fear and being answered, then urges God's people to seek the LORD, fear Him, and trust His care. The psalm teaches practical wisdom too: guard your speech, turn from evil, do good, and seek peace. It also stresses that God is attentive to the righteous, close to the brokenhearted, and able to deliver His people through many troubles, while opposing evil and redeeming those who take refuge in Him.

This psalm sits in the first book of Psalms and is tied to a moment in David's life when he fled danger and found release. It follows a psalm about God's faithful rule and moves into a more personal testimony of deliverance. The chapter blends praise, instruction, and comfort, making it both a song of worship and a guide for everyday faith.

Themes to notice

  • Praise and testimonyDavid speaks from personal rescue and calls others to join him in honoring the LORD.
  • Fear of the LORDTrue reverence shapes speech, choices, peace, and trust in God's care.
  • Deliverance and refugeGod hears the righteous, stays near the brokenhearted, and protects those who take shelter in Him.

Questions for Psalms 34

  • What does Psalm 34 teach about praising God in both fear and safety?
  • How do verses 11-14 describe the kind of life that comes from fearing the LORD?
  • What comfort do you find in the promises about God hearing, delivering, and being near?

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Psalms 34

Taste and See That the LORD Is Good

Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away.

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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