# 34:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet Of David, when he #1 Sam. 21:13changed his behavior before #[1 Sam. 21:10, 11, 12, 14]Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

1 I will bless the Lord*[Eph. 5:20;1 Thess. 5:18]at all times;

his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2 My soul *Ps. 44:8;1 Sam. 2:1;Jer. 9:24makes its boast in the Lord;

let the humble hear and *Ps. 119:74be glad.

3 Oh, *Ps. 35:27;40:16;69:30;70:4;Luke 1:46magnify the Lord with me,

and let us exalt his name together!

4 I *2 Chr. 15:2;[Matt. 7:7]sought the Lord, and he answered me

and delivered me from all my fears.

5 Those who look to him are *Isa. 60:5;[Ps. 4:6]radiant,

and their faces shall never be ashamed.

6 *ver. 15, 17This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him

and *ver. 17, 19;2 Sam. 22:1saved him out of all his troubles.

7 *Dan. 6:22;Heb. 1:14The angel of the Lord*[Gen. 32:1,2;2 Kgs. 6:17]encamps

around those who fear him, and delivers them.

8 Oh, *Heb. 6:5;1 Pet. 2:3taste and see that *Ps. 100:5the Lord is good!

*See Ps. 2:12Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

9 Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,

for those who fear him have no lack!

10 *Job 4:10,11The young lions suffer want and hunger;

but those who *[Ps. 84:11]seek the Lord lack no good thing.

11 *Ps. 66:16Come, O children, listen to me;

*[Ps. 32:8]I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 *Cited 1 Pet. 3:10-12What man is there who desires life

and loves many days, that he may *Eccles. 3:13;6:6see good?

13 *Ps. 15:3;39:1;141:3;Prov. 13:3;21:23;James 1:26;3:2;1 Pet. 2:1,22Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from *John 1:47;Rev. 14:5speaking deceit.

14 *Ps. 37:27;Isa. 1:16,17;[Job 28:28] Turn away from evil and do good;

seek peace and *Rom. 14:19;Heb. 12:14;[Rom. 12:18]pursue it.

15 *See Ps. 33:18The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous

*ver. 6, 8;Ps. 145:18;[John 9:31]and his ears toward their cry.

16 *Jer. 44:11;Amos 9:4The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,

to *See Ps. 21:10cut off the memory of them from the earth.

17 *[See ver. 15above]When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears

and delivers them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is near to *Ps. 51:17;147:3;Isa. 61:1the brokenhearted

and saves *Isa. 57:15;66:2;See Luke 15:17-24the crushed in spirit.

19 *2 Tim. 3:11,12Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

*ver. 6, 17, 22;[Acts 12:11]but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

20 He keeps all his bones;

*John 19:36not one of them is broken.

21 *Ps. 94:23;Prov. 24:16;[Ps. 7:15,16]Affliction will slay the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

22 The Lord*See Ps. 25:22redeems the life of his servants;

none of those who take refuge in him will be *[Rom. 8:33,34]condemned.