Psalm 34 A Psalm of David when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who

drove him away and he departed. 1 I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul will make its boast in the LORD; The humble will hear it and rejoice. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked to Him and were radiant,

And their faces will never be ashamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him And saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them. 8 O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! 9 O fear the LORD, you His saints; For to those who fear Him there is no want. 10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing. 11 Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12 Who is the man who desires life And loves length of days that he may see good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. 14 Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry. 16 The face of the LORD is against evildoers, To cut off the memory of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry, and the LORD hears And delivers them out of all their troubles. 18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all. 20 He keeps all his bones, Not one of them is broken. 21 Evil shall slay the wicked,

And those who hate the righteous will be condemned. 22 The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

1 Samuel 21:10–1510 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 slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands’?” 12 David took these words to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath. 13 So he disguised his sanity before them, 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 in my presence? Shall this one come into my house?”

For our note takersA. God is good to His people (34:1–10)Verses 1–3 David calls to praise the Lord with himVerses 4–6 David reports of his deliveranceVerses 7–10 David declares actionB. God blesses the righteousVerses 11-14 David instructs on blessing Verses 15-21 David gives assurances

InfoPsalm by DavidFirm on the timeline Almost an acrosticMessianic psalm

God is good to His people34:1–10

A call to praiseI 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.

Psalm 34:1–3

Seriously? After the day I had?

In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Ephesians 5:18–20 but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; 20 always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;

Check your EGO…exalt His name together

Exalt

God

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Reports 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.

Psalm 34:4–6

Key to deliveranceI sought the LORD

Delivered from fearDelivered from shameDelivered from troubles

Declares ActionThe angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them. 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.

Psalm 34:7–10

El Roi-the God who seesCalled to AbrahamYHWH-jirehSpoke to Moses out of burning bush and named Himself YHWH

Angel of the Lord- 6x in Genesis refers to pre-incarnate Jesus.

Who?

What does He do?Encamps-military termRescues-delivers, equips, withdraws

Experience GodO taste and see that the LORD is good;

Psalm 34:8a

BlessingNo want

It takes trust

God blesses the righteous34:11-21

Instruction timeCome, 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.

Psalm 34:11–14

Who wantsLife Length of days See good

A series of choicesWhat you say

If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.

James 3:2

A series of choicesWhat you don’t say

And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.

James 3:6

A series of choicesWhat you do and don’t do

Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Reprove the ruthless, Defend the orphan, Plead for the widow.

Isaiah 1:16–17

A series of choicesIf possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.

Romans 12:18

Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.

Hebrews 12:14

Assurances 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. 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.

Psalm 34:15–21

God watches and listens

He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; Job 36:7

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him And saved him out of all his troubles.

Psalm 34:6

He takes actionDelivers

Moves near

Saves

Not a bed of rosesMany 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.

RighteousMessianic

In ClosingThe LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Psalm 34:22