2. 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,
3. 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?
4. 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,
5. 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.
6.
7. 1 Samuel 21:10–15
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 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,
8. 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?”
9.
10. For our note takers
A. God is good to His people (34:1–10)
Verses 1–3 David calls to praise the Lord with him
Verses 4–6 David reports of his deliverance
Verses 7–10 David declares action
B. God blesses the righteous
Verses 11-14 David instructs on blessing
Verses 15-21 David gives assurances
13. A call to praise
I 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
14. 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;
16. 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
17. Key to deliverance
I sought the LORD
Delivered from fear
Delivered from shame
Delivered from troubles
18. Declares Action
The 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
19. El Roi-the God who sees
Called to Abraham
YHWH-jireh
Spoke to Moses out of
burning bush and named
Himself YHWH
Angel of the Lord- 6x in
Genesis refers to pre-
incarnate Jesus.
Who?
20. What does He do?
Encamps-military term
Rescues-delivers, equips,
withdraws
21. Experience God
O taste and see that the LORD is good;
Psalm 34:8a
Blessing
No want
It takes trust
23. Instruction time
Come, 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
25. A series of choices
What 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
26. A series of choices
What 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
27. A series of choices
What 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
28. A series of choices
If 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
29. 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,
30. 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
31. 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
33. Not a bed of roses
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.
Righteous
Messianic
34. In Closing
The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of
those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
Psalm 34:22