A Psalm of David when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.
I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psa 34:2
My soul shall make its boast in the LORD;
The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
Psa 34:3
Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
Psa 34:4
I sought the LORD, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
Psa 34:5
They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces were not ashamed.
Psa 34:6
This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
Psa 34:7
The angelfn of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them.
Psa 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Psa 34:9
Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints!
There is no want to those who fear Him.
Psa 34:10
The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.
Psa 34:11
Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Psa 34:12
Who is the man who desires life,
And loves many days, that he may see good?
Psa 34:13
Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Psa 34:14
Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
Psa 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
Psa 34:16
The face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Psa 34:17
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
Psa 34:18
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
Psa 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
Psa 34:20
He guards all his bones;
Not one of them is broken.
Psa 34:21
Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
Psa 34:22
The LORD redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.
I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psa 34:2
My soul shall make its boast in the LORD;
The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
Psa 34:3
Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
Psa 34:4
I sought the LORD, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
Psa 34:5
They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces were not ashamed.
Psa 34:6
This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
Psa 34:7
The angelfn of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them.
Psa 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Psa 34:9
Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints!
There is no want to those who fear Him.
Psa 34:10
The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.
Psa 34:11
Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Psa 34:12
Who is the man who desires life,
And loves many days, that he may see good?
Psa 34:13
Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Psa 34:14
Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
Psa 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
Psa 34:16
The face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Psa 34:17
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
Psa 34:18
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
Psa 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
Psa 34:20
He guards all his bones;
Not one of them is broken.
Psa 34:21
Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
Psa 34:22
The LORD redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.
Your Thoughts
1.Looking over this Psalm, was there a particular verse that you liked?
Read that verse over again.
It could even be a phrase.
No matter if it's one verse, one phrase, or one single word, Stop and think
about it for just a minute.
2. Why do you think you like it?
Have you been experiencing something in your life that resonated with this verse?
Possibly, Right?
3. That's the Word speaking to you.
4. Pray and Thank God for this revelation and ask Him to make it clear how He wants to use it in your life
Read that verse over again.
It could even be a phrase.
No matter if it's one verse, one phrase, or one single word, Stop and think
about it for just a minute.
2. Why do you think you like it?
Have you been experiencing something in your life that resonated with this verse?
Possibly, Right?
3. That's the Word speaking to you.
4. Pray and Thank God for this revelation and ask Him to make it clear how He wants to use it in your life
My Thoughts
First of all this is a Psalm of when David was delivered out of the King Achish, the Philistine king of Gath in 1 Samuel 22-23.
Here is what David did.
(12-14)
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
Here David is pretending to be a mad man to get away from Achish, and by God's grace it worked.
What a relief he felt when Achish kicked him out of his place.
(I Samuel 22:1-2)
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men
After that David gathered in a cave with all his men and I believe this is were he wrote this Psalm. Just after leaving the enemy he writes:
Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
David escaped to the cave with the guys and I can hear him roaring in praise because of this victory.
The more we Magnify God in our lives and together with others, we will be empowered to live this life pleasing to Him. Share your victories with others. I know I am completely encouraged when others tell me what God has done for them. I rejoices my heart.
Another point of this Psalm, think of the word Magnify.
What does it mean to Magnify? To make Bigger, to enlarge, expand, right?
Think of what is magnified in your life.
What is bigger in your eye? Your problems or Your God.
I like to say, Keep God bigger. Focus on Him.
Moving on.
There are so many verses of God's deliverance for David with this chapter. Be encouraged, just as God delivered David, God can deliver you. Here are some of those verses.
(Verse 4)
I sought the LORD, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
(Verse 19)
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
(Verse 22)
The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate
David understood God's deliverance in the presence of his enemies.
Maybe you like other scriptures in here, let me know.
Share with me so we can be encouraged together.
Blessings.
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