Psalms

Psalm 34 ©

1 David praiseth God, and exhorteth others thereto from his own experience. 8 They are blessed that trust in God. 11 An exhortation to the fear of God. 15 The privileges of the righteous.

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A Psalm of David, when ahe changed his behaviour before 1Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.

a 1Sa. 21.11-15; 22.1. Pr. 29.25. Ps. 8.4.
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I WILL bbless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

b Ep. 5.20. 1Th. 5.18. Ps. 71.8,14,15. Col. 3.17. 2Th. 1.3. Ac. 16.25.
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My csoul shall make her boast in the LORD: the dhumble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

c 1Co. 1.31. 2Co. 2.14. Je. 9.24. Lu. 1.46,47. Ps. 105.3. Is. 45.25; 41.16.
d Ps. 119.74; 112.7; 22.23,26.
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O emagnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

e Lu. 1.46. Ps. 95-100; 105-107; 116-118; 145.
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I fsought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

f Lu. 11.9. Ps. 6.9; 18.6,16; 22.24; 118.5. He. 5.7.
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2They glooked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

g Is. 45.22. Ps. 121.1,2. 2Sa. 22.29.
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This hpoor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

h v.4,5. Ps. 3.4; 40.17; 102.17. Ge. 32.10. 2Sa. 22.1.
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The iangel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

i He. 1.14. Is. 37.36; 63.9. Da. 6.22. Ge. 32.1,2. Ps. 91.11. 2Ki. 6.17. Zec. 9.8. Ex. 23.20,23.
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O jtaste and see that the LORD is good: kblessed is the man that trusteth in him.

j 1Pe. 2.3. Ps. 35.10; 36.7; 16.11; 119.68. Jn. 6.33,51-57. 1Jn. 1.3. 2Co. 13.14. Ex. 34.6,7.
k Ps. 2.12; 84.12; 33.12. Je. 17.7.
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O lfear the LORD, ye his saints: mfor there is no want to them that fear him.

l Ps. 89.7. Mat. 10.28. Ho. 3.5. He. 12.28.
m Ps. 23.1. Phi. 4.19. Ep. 3.19. Jn. 1.14,16. Col. 2.3,9,10. 1Co. 3.22,23.
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The nyoung lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

n Job 4.10,11. Ps. 84.11. Ro. 8.28. 2Co. 4.17.
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Come, oye children, hearken unto me: I pwill teach you the fear of the LORD.

o Ga. 4.19. Pr. 4.1. Jn. 13.33. 2Ki. 2.3.
p Pr. 1.7,8; 2.1-9; 3.1-12.
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What qman is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

q 1Pe. 3.10-12. De. 6.2; 30.15-20. Is. 1.16-19.
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Keep rthy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

r Ja. 1.19,26. Ps. 39.1.
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sDepart from evil, and do good; tseek peace, and upursue it.

s 2Ti. 2.19. 3Jn. 11. Ps. 37.3,27. Is. 1.16-19. Job 28.28.
t Mat. 5.9. Ro. 12.18. He. 12.14.
u Ro. 14.19.
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The veyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

v Job 36.7. Ps. 33.18. 1Pe. 3.12. 2Ch. 16.9. Is. 58.9; 65.24.
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The wface of the LORD is against them that do evil, xto cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

w Le. 17.10. Je. 24.6; 44.11. Am. 9.4. Eze. 14.7,8. Pr. 10.7.
x Job 18.17.
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The yrighteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

y v.4-6,15. Ps. 50.15; 91.15; 65.2; 3.4; 6.8,9. Is. 58.9; 65.24.
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The zLORD is nigh 3unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be 4of a contrite spirit.

z Ps. 145.8; 51.17. Is. 27.3; 57.15; 66.2.
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aMany are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

a 2Ti. 3.11,12. Ac. 14.22. 2Co. 4.17. Re. 7.14-17. Jn. 16.33. Job 5.15. Is. 35.10.
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He bkeepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

b Pr. 12.21. Jn. 19.36.
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Evil cshall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous 5shall be desolate.

c Is. 3.11. Ro. 2.8,9. Ps. 94.23. Lu. 12.20.
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The dLORD eredeemeth the soul of his servants: fand none of them that trust in him 6shall be desolate.

d 2Sa. 4.9. Ps. 71.23; 130.7,8; 25.22; 97.10.
e Ps. 103.4.
f Ps. 84.11,12. Ro. 8.1,31-39. Jn. 10.27-29; 14.19. 1Pe. 1.5. Col. 3.3.