Ps 34:1I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Ps 34:2My soul makes its boast in the LORD; The humble and downtrodden will hear it and rejoice.
Ps 34:3O magnify the LORD with me, And let us lift up His name together.
Ps 34:4¶ I sought the LORD [on the authority of His word], and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears. [Ps 73:25; Matt 7:7]
Ps 34:5They looked to Him and were radiant; Their faces will never blush in shame or confusion.
Ps 34:6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him And saved him from all his troubles.
Ps 34:7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience], And He rescues [each of] them. [2 Kin 6:8-23; Ps 18:1; 145:20]
Ps 34:8¶ O taste and see that the LORD [our God] is good; How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him. [1 Pet 2:2, 3]
Ps 34:9O [reverently] fear the LORD, you His saints (believers, holy ones); For to those who fear Him there is no want.
Ps 34:10The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry, But they who seek the LORD will not lack any good thing.
Ps 34:11Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you to fear the LORD [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience].
Ps 34:12Who is the man who desires life And loves many days, that he may see good?
Ps 34:13Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit.
Ps 34:14Turn away from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.
Ps 34:15¶ The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity] And His ears are open to their cry.
Ps 34:16The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, To cut off the memory of them from the earth. [1 Pet 3:10-12]
Ps 34:17When the righteous cry [for help], the LORD hears And rescues them from all their distress and troubles.
Ps 34:18The LORD is near to the heartbroken And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).
Ps 34:19¶ Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront the righteous, But the LORD rescues him from them all.
Ps 34:20He keeps all his bones; Not one of them is broken. [John 19:33, 36]
Ps 34:21Evil will cause the death of the wicked, And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty and will be condemned.
Ps 34:22The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned. A Psalm of David.<SS>