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Psalm 34:1-2
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Psalm 34[a]

Thanksgiving to God Who Delivers the Just

1 Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech,[b] who drove him out and he went away.

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2 I will bless the Lord at all times;
    his praise shall be always in my mouth.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 34 A thanksgiving in acrostic form, each line beginning with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. In this Psalm one letter is missing and two are in reverse order. The psalmist, fresh from the experience of being rescued (Ps 34:5, 7), can teach the “poor,” those who are defenseless, to trust in God alone (Ps 34:4, 12). God will make them powerful (Ps 34:5–11) and give them protection (Ps 34:12–22).
  2. 34:1 Abimelech: a scribal error for Achish. In 1 Sm 21:13–16, David feigned madness before Achish, not Abimelech.
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