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Text -- Psalms 34:1-9 (NET)
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Psalm 34
34:1 Written by David , when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech , causing the king to send him away . I will praise the Lord at all times ; my mouth will continually praise him.
34:2 I will boast in the Lord ; let the oppressed hear and rejoice !
34:3 Magnify the Lord with me! Let’s praise his name together !
34:4 I sought the Lord’s help and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears .
34:5 Those who look to him for help are happy ; their faces are not ashamed .
34:6 This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard ; he saved him from all his troubles .
34:7 The Lord’s angel camps around the Lord’s loyal followers and delivers them.
34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good ! How blessed is the one who takes shelter in him!
34:9 Remain loyal to the Lord , you chosen people of his, for his loyal followers lack nothing !
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NET Notes: Psa 34:2 The two prefixed verbal forms in this verse are best taken as jussives, for the psalmist is calling his audience to worship (see v. 3).
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NET Notes: Psa 34:5 Heb “they look to him and are radiant and their faces are not ashamed.” The third person plural subject (“they”) is unidentifi...
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NET Notes: Psa 34:7 The prefixed verb with vav (ו) consecutive here carries the same generalizing force as the active participle in the first line. See GKC 329 ...
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NET Notes: Psa 34:8 “Taking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject&...
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