Psalms 34
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 34 of 150
Chapter Summary
David promises Jehovah and exhorts others to do so by his experience. The privileges of the righteous. A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech; and he drove him away, and he went.
Key Hebrew Words
Cross-References
- 1 Peter 2:3
- 1 Peter 3:10–12
People & Context
Author of the psalm; recounts how Jehovah delivered him and teaches others the fear of Jehovah.
The king before whom David feigned madness (the psalm's heading); he drove David away, prompting this psalm of deliverance.
Timeline
David changes his behavior before Abimelech, is driven away, and the Angel of Jehovah rescues him.
Psalms 34:1-7Jehovah delivers the righteous out of evils and ensures that not a single one of his bones is broken.
Psalms 34:19-20Read Psalms 34 in the KJ3 Reader
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