Psalm 34/Speech Act/Summary
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
| Speaker | Verses | Speech Act Sections | Addressee | |||
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| David | v. 1 By David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, and Abimelek drove him out, and he went. | Others | ||||
| v. 2 I will bless YHWH at all times. His praise will continually be in my mouth. | TESTIMONY |
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| v. 3 My soul boasts in YHWH. May the afflicted hear and be glad! | ||||||
| v. 4 Extol YHWH with me, and let us exalt his name together! | ||||||
| v. 5 I sought YHWH and he answered me and he rescued me from all my terrors. | ||||||
| v. 6 Gaze at him and glow, and do not let your faces be ashamed! | ||||||
| v. 7 This is a poor man who called out and YHWH heard and saved him from all his troubles. | ||||||
| v. 8 YHWH’s angel encamps all around those who fear him and he delivers them. | ||||||
| v. 9 Taste and see that YHWH is good! Happy is the man who seeks refuge in him. | ||||||
| v. 10 Fear YHWH, you holy ones of his! For those who fear him have no lack. | ||||||
| v. 11 Young lions have suffered want and been hungry, but those who seek YHWH will not lack any good. | ||||||
| v. 12 Come, children! Listen to me! I will teach you the fear of YHWH. | TEACHING |
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| v. 13 Who is the person who desires life, who wants to live a long time, who loves to see good? | ||||||
| v. 14 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit! | ||||||
| v. 15 Turn away from evil and do good! Seek peace and pursue it! | ||||||
| v. 16* YHWH’s eyes are directed towards the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cries for help. | ||||||
| v. 17* YHWH’s face is against those who do evil, so as to remove the memory of them from the earth. | ||||||
| v. 18 They called for help, and YHWH heard, and he delivered them from all their troubles. | ||||||
| v. 19 YHWH is near to the broken-hearted and he saves the crushed in spirit. | ||||||
| v. 20 The hardships of the righteous are many, but YHWH rescues him from all of them. | ||||||
| v. 21 He protects all his bones. Not one of them has broken. | ||||||
| v. 22 Hardship finishes off a wicked person, and those who hate a righteous person bear their guilt | ||||||
| v. 23 YHWH redeems his servants’ lives, and no one who seeks refuge in him will ever bear guilt. | ||||||