Affliction will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. This is the final two verses of Psalm 34 and the culmination of this passage.  God redeems the life of his servant […]

Psalm 34: 19-20 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; Not one of them is broken.   This verse seems counter intuitive.  Many are the afflictions of the righteous?  Why is that?  We would hope that it says little are the […]

When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears And delivers them out of their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And save the crushed in spirit.   This passage is a wonderful promise that God hears us.  It is amazing, to me, that the God of the universe cares about us.  Think […]

The eyes of the LORD are towards the righteous And his ears toward their cry. The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, To cut off the memory of them from the earth. God doesn’t have eyes and ears or a face that is like ours, but these verses offer us a […]

Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. Turn away from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. These two verses are the only two physical actions commanded in the entire chapter of Psalm 34, and as such, create a sort of turning point in the Psalm.  The first part […]

Come, O Children, listen to me; I will teach you to fear the LORD. What man is there who desires life and loves many days, That he may see good?   Many of us are familiar with Psalm 111:10, The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.  The passage for this week in […]

Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, For those that fear him have no lack! The young lions suffer want and hunger; But those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.   These two verses tell the reader (or hearer) that the LORD is a God who provides for his saints.  God provides for […]

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!   These two verses in this passage contain wonderful promises for those that put their hope and faith in God.  David, in the […]

Those who look on him are radiant, And their faces shall never be ashamed. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him And saved him out of all of his troubles;   These two verses remind us of the wonderful product of a true relationship with God.  Imagine, we can have a relationship […]

Psalm 34:3-4 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:3 tells us to magnify the Lord together.  This is an open invitation for all people to make much of the Lord God.  The […]