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Psalm 34 :: New International Version (NIV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:1 - [fn][fn]Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left. I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:2 - I will glory in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:3 - Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:4 - I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5 - Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:6 - This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:7 - The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8 - Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:9 - Fear the LORD, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:10 - The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:11 - Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:12 - Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:13 - keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:14 - Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:15 - The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:16 - but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:17 - The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:18 - The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:19 - The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:20 - he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:21 - Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:22 - The LORD will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
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NIV Footnotes
This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
In Hebrew texts 34:1-22 is numbered 34:2-23.
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Psalm Chapter 34 — Additional Translations:

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