PSALM 34

PSALM 34

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1) I will bless the Lord at all times:  His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2) My soul shall make her boast in the Lord:  the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

3) O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His Name together.

4) I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

5) They looked unto Him, and were lightened:  and their faces were not 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 round about them that fear Him, and delivers them.

8) O taste and see that the Lord is good:  blessed is the man that trusts in Him.

9) O fear the Lord, ye His saints:  for there is no want to them that fear Him.

10) The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger:  but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

11) Come, ye children, hearken unto me:  I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12) What man is he that desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

13) Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

14) Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

15) The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.

16) The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance 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 nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saves such as be of a contrite 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 they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

22) The Lord redeems the soul of His servants:  and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate.

King James Version (KJV) (slightly modified)  Public Domain

COMMENTARY

I am reading this as "the Lord", "Strong One", "Elohim".  Is that how you are understanding it?  https://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-names-of-god-elohim.html'

 

1) King David knows to Whom the praise is due and is determined and resolved to give Him His due

in every circumstance, every situation, whether good or not so good.

2) When "my soul" makes her boast, it begins way down in my gut, works her way up in my heart, and springs forth out of my mouth.  When I boast of my Lord, the lowly are comforted and rejoice that, they too, can find goodness in my Lord.

3) Let us praise Him in corporate worship.  Let us encourage others by giving praise reports.  Let us make His Name great by sharing with others what He has done for us!  That statement alone deserves 10,000 pages of great things He has done for me!  Oh, my precious, Holy, Savior Who suffered unimaginable agony for me!  Oh, how I love you!

4) God hears us even while we are sinning.  Gideon was breaking the law when the Angel of the Lord sat down beside him.  Nothing can stand between us and God once we are truly saved.  Have you accepted the gift of salvation?  Click here for more information:   https://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/p/path-to-salvation.html.

He dissolves our fears and obliterates the causes.  I can confidently say that I am not afraid of the current worldwide "pandemic".  Can you?  To live is Christ and to die is gain.

5) When we look to God, our Father for help, He does not turn us away.  Sometimes He jumps off into the situation with us just to hold us near; sometimes He slays our dragons. 

6) To be heard of God is to be delivered no matter how simple the prayer....even if it is just groaning.  He hears and understands.

7) Satan had told God that the only reason Job loved Him was for the reward.....that God had built a hedge around Job.  God actually does that for all His children.  He sets angel armies to surround and keep them.  We also see this with Elijah.

8) "Taste", experience that the Lord is good.  Blessings are multiplied for the one who trusts on Him.

9) I found this verse especially comforting for the times to come.  Fear only God.  We have seen images of men kneeling on the beach just before they are executed.  When we stand strong for the Lord, we will want for nothing.  Surely this may be applied to our children, family, friends, etc.  We may die, but perhaps our loved ones will be saved because of our faith.

10) Our might and our strength are no match for what the Lord is able to do for us.  Young lions may suffer hunger even though they are the "king of the jungle".  The same is true of cunning, crafty, unscrupulous men.  All of their ways cannot match God's provision for His children.

11) Children are more trusting when you teach them.  They have not been so affected by cynicism.  Every adult is commissioned to teach the fear of our Holy Lord and the price of sin.  We need to direct them away from sports, television, play, whatever distraction they may have.  We are to get their full attention and raise them not only fearing, but also trusting our Omnipotent Lord.  Then they can have play time afterward.

12) How many people do you know who are just existing?  How many do you know who are really, truly living a joyful, grateful life?  Come with me and I will teach you to cast EVERY care upon my Holy Father.  No drugs, no high blood pressure, no alcohol consumption, no sleepless nights.

13) You cannot spew evil from your tongue lest some of it splatter back on you.  Depending on the wind, a lot of it may not leave you.  When you live a life of lies, it is comparable to living as a spy in the enemy camp:  you never know when you will be discovered and executed.  Clean and honest living keeps the conscience clear and nights restful.

14) Don't go near evil; avoid it.  When you are caught unaware by it, flee from it and lock yourself away from it.  Do good.  There is always something in your life everyday that you can do that is good.  If you have difficulty finding even one thing, email me.  I will help you find it.  He who does good is sure to avoid evil.......at least eventually.  Doing good feels better and lasts longer.  Then, by all means, seek peace...chase after it like it was your fortune in gold.  Nothing promotes your own happiness than peace.  Strife destroys health, relationships, even fortunes.  Pursue peace like your life depends on it.

15) The eyes of the Lord are on His children like a mama's on her newborn.  He hears our cries like that mama does her baby.  We are so precious to Him that He paid an incredible ransom for us.

16) God does not support those who do evil.  In fact, their very name will be cut off and remembered no more eternally.

17) The Lord delights when the righteous cry out to Him so He can show His incredible love for them.  Nothing can stand between us and our Holy Father.

18) Can you think of a bigger broken heart than when one thinks he has done so wrong that God will never forgive him?  That God has walked away from him forever?  BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE!  God draws near to a contrite heart.  When you truly ask Him to forgive you, He washes you so totally clean that you shine!  There is NOTHING that He will not forgive you for.  Try Him in this.

19) Jesus told us that the world hates us because we love Him, so expect trouble.  The louder you get in proclaiming Jesus, the more trouble you should expect.  But He will deliver you.

20) We are identified with Jesus as when He died, is bones were not broken.  This verse has to be taken spiritually.  We will enter heaven with our souls intact.

21)  I actually saw this verse in a western television show, Gunsmoke.  A man and his daughter had come to town and were harassed and harmed but would not file charges.  He kept telling the Marshall that evil destroys itself.  The perpetrators did actually get killed by their own actions.  You can apply the old saying, "give a man enough rope and he will hang himself."  They always get entangled in their own evil ways.

22) Faith is the mark of the Believer.  We will never be abandoned.

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