Psalm 34 - Legacy Standard Bible

Psalm 34

Taste and See That Yahweh Is Good

Of David. When he feigned madness before Abimelech, so that he drove him away and he departed.

א Aleph

I will bless Yahweh at all times;

His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

ב Beth

My soul will make its boast in Yahweh;

The humble will hear it and rejoice.

ג Gimel

O magnify Yahweh with me,

And let us exalt His name together.

ד Daleth

I inquired of Yahweh, and He answered me,

And delivered me from all that I dread.

ה He - ו Vav

They looked to Him and were radiant,

And their faces will never be humiliated.

ז Zayin

This poor man called out, and Yahweh heard him

And saved him out of all his troubles.

ח Heth

The angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear Him,

And rescues them.

ט Teth

O taste and see that Yahweh is good;

How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

י Yodh

Oh, fear Yahweh, you His saints;

For there is no want to those who fear Him.

כ Kaph

The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;

But they who inquire of Yahweh shall not be in want of any good thing.

ל Lamedh

Come, you children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

מ Mem

Who is the man who delights in life

And loves many days that he may see good?

נ Nun

Guard your tongue from evil

And your lips from speaking deceit.

ס Samekh

Depart from evil and do good;

Seek peace and pursue it.

ע Ayin

The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous

And His ears are open to their cry for help.

פ Pe

The face of Yahweh is against evildoers,

To cut off the memory of them from the earth.

צ Tsadhe

The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears

And delivers them out of all their troubles.

ק Qoph

Yahweh is near to the brokenhearted

And saves those who are crushed in spirit.

ר Resh

Many are the evils against the righteous,

But Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

שׁ Shin

He keeps all his bones,

Not one of them is broken.

ת Tav

Evil shall slay the wicked,

And those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

Yahweh redeems the soul of His slaves,

And all those who take refuge in Him will not be condemned.

1 Samuel 21:10 - 21:15

David Flees to Gath

10 Then David arose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath. 11 But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of this one as they danced, saying,

‘Saul has struck his thousands,

And David his ten thousands’?”

12 And David took these words to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath. 13 So he disguised his sanity in their sight and acted insanely in their hands and scribbled on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down into his beard. 14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Behold, you see the man behaving as a madman. Why do you bring him to me? 15 Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this one to act the madman before me? Shall this one come into my house?”