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Main point summary
The psalmist thanks and praises God for deliverance. He then teaches on the fear of the Lord and the rewards thereof.
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Psalms 34:1-22
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I will a bless the Lord at all times;
His b praise shall continually be in my mouth.
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My soul will a make its boast in the Lord ;
The b humble will hear it and rejoice.
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O a magnify the Lord with me,
And let us b exalt His name together.
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I a sought the Lord ,
and He answered me,
And b delivered me from all my fears.
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They a looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will b never be ashamed.
This 1 poor man cried,
and a the Lord heard him
And saved him out of all his troubles.
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The a angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.
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O a taste and see that the Lord is good;
How b blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
O fear the Lord , you a His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is b no want.
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The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the Lord shall a not be in want of any good thing.
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a Come, you children, listen to me;
b I will teach you c the fear of the Lord .
a Who is the man who desires life
And loves length of days that he may b see good?
Keep a your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking b deceit.
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a Depart from evil
and do good;
Seek peace
and b pursue it.
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The a eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry.
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The a face of the Lord is against evildoers,
To b cut off the memory of them from the earth.
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The righteous a cry,
and the Lord hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
The Lord a is near to the b brokenhearted
And saves those who are 1 c crushed in spirit.
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a Many are the b afflictions of the righteous,
But the Lord c delivers him out of them all.
He keeps all his bones,
a Not one of them is broken.
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a Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be 1 condemned.
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The Lord a redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who b take refuge in Him will be 1 condemned.
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Synonymous Parallelism: the following lines repeat or reinforce the sense of the first line.
Psalm type: Thanksgiving and Wisdom
Rhetorical question: If one desires life and loves length of days so that one may see good then...
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Psalms 34:1-22
A. Boasting of the Soul in the Lord
I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul will make its boast in the Lord;
The humble will hear it and rejoice.
O magnify the Lord with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
B. Testimony of Deliverance
I sought the Lord,
and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will never be ashamed.
This poor man cried,
and the Lord heard him
And saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.
C. Exhortation to Fear the Lord
O taste and see that the Lord is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
O fear the Lord, you His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is no want.
The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing.
C'. Teaching to Fear the Lord
Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Who is the man who desires life
And loves length of days that he may see good?
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
B'. Promise of Deliverance
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry.
The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
The righteous cry,
and the Lord hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are crushed in spirit.
A'. Redemption of the Soul by the Lord
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
He keeps all his bones,
Not one of them is broken.
Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
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