Ps 34:1 | David praises God, and exhorts others thereto by his experience. |
Ps 34:1 | ¶ A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. |
Ps 34:2 BOASTING IN GOD | My soul shall make3 her boast in the LORD: the humble4 shall hear thereof, and be glad. |
Ps 34:3 HONOUR-DISHONOUR | O magnify5 the LORD with me, and let us6 exalt his name together. |
Ps 34:4 DELIVERER, DIVINE | I sought7 the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from8 all my fears. |
Ps 34:5 BLINDNESS-VISION LIGHT-DARKNESS | They9 looked unto him, and were10 lightened11: and their faces were not ashamed. |
Ps 34:6 EARNESTNESS-INDIFFERENCE | This12 poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved13 him out of all his troubles. |
Ps 34:7 BATTLE OF LIFE | The angel14 of the LORD encampeth15 round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. |
Ps 34:8 | They are blessed that trust in God. |
Ps 34:8 GOODNESS OF GOD | O taste16 and see that the LORD17 is good: blessed18 is the man that trusteth in him. |
Ps 34:9 | O fear19 the LORD, ye his saints: for20 there is no want to them that fear him. |
Ps 34:10 | ¶ The young lions21 do lack, and suffer hunger: but22 they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. |
Ps 34:11 | He exhorts to the fear of God. |
Ps 34:11 HOME INSTRUCTION | ¶ Come23, ye children, hearken unto me: I will24 teach you the fear of the LORD. |
Ps 34:12 | What25 man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he26 may see good? |
Ps 34:13 SILENCE-SPEECH | Keep27 thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking28 guile. |
Ps 34:14 INVITATIONS-WARNINGS REST-UNREST WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS | Depart29 from evil, and do30 good; seek31 peace, and pursue it. |
Ps 34:15 | The privileges of the righteous. |
Ps 34:15 BLINDNESS-VISION DEAFNESS-HEARING RIGHTEOUS-WICKED | The32 eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and33 his ears are open unto their cry. |
Ps 34:16 EVILDOERS MEMORY-OBLIVION | The face34 of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut35 off the remembrance of them from the earth. |
Ps 34:17 PRAYER | The righteous36 cry37, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. |
Ps 34:18 FELLOWSHIP-ESTRANGEMENT PENITENCE-IMPENITENCE PROMISES, DIVINE | The LORD is nigh38 unto them39 that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as40 be of a contrite spirit. |
Ps 34:19 PROMISES, DIVINE | Many41 are the afflictions of the righteous: but42 the LORD delivereth him out of them all. |
Ps 34:20 PROMISES, DIVINE PROVIDENCE DIVINE | ¶43He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. |
Ps 34:21 DESOLATION SIN-SAVIOUR | Evil44 shall slay the wicked: and they45 that hate the righteous shall be desolate46. |
Ps 34:22 FAITH-UNBELIEF | The LORD redeemeth47 the soul of his servants: and none48 of them that trust in him shall be desolate. |