Psalm 34: 1- 22
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
encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8 O taste and see that the
LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth 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
desireth life, and loveth 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 heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is nigh unto
them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions
of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
20 He keepeth 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 redeemeth the
soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Psalm 34:8 (NIV) Taste
and see that the LORD is good.
The psalmist challenges us to seek the Lord and to keep
praising God, even in the midst of trouble. The promise is that we will see
God’s goodness and it will be so good that we can truly taste it.
Thought for today: can
I see God in my struggles or do I tend to focus and dwell on the problem?
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