The actual, original, first printing of the 1611 King James Version (‘HE’ Bible) — Psalms Chapter 34.

Psalms Chapter 34 Original 1611 KJV Bible Scan Psalms Chapter 34 Original 1611 KJV Bible Scan

CHAP. XXXIV.

1 Dauid prayseth God, and exhorteth other thereto by his experience. 8 They are blessed that trust in God. 11 He exhorteth to the feare of God. 15 The Priuiledges of the righteous.

1 [A Psalme of Dauid, when he changed his behauiour before Abimelech: who droue him away & he departed.] I will blesse the Lord at all times: his prayse shall continually bee in my mouth.

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2 My soule shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall heare thereof, and be glad.

3 O magnifie the Lord with me, and let vs exalt his name together.

4 I sought the Lord, and hee heard me; and deliuered mee from all my feares.

5 They looked vnto him, and were lightned: and their faces were not ashamed.5

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6 This poore man cried, and the Lord heard him; and saued him out of all his troubles.

7 The Angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that feare him, and deliuereth them.

8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

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9 O feare the Lord yee his Saints: for there is no want to them that feare him.

10 The young lyons doe lacke, and suffer hunger: but they that seeke the Lord, shall not want any good thing.

11 Come yee children, hearken vnto me: I will teach you the feare of the Lord.

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12 What man is hee that desireth life; and loueth many dayes, that he may see good?12

13 Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lippes from speaking guile.

14 Depart from euill, and doe good: seeke peace and pursue it.

15 The eies of the Lord are vpon the righteous; and his eares are open vnto their crie.15

16 The face of the Lord is against them that doe euill; to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous crie, and the Lord heareth; and deliuereth them out of all their troubles.

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18 The Lord is nigh vnto them that are of a broken heart: and saueth such as be of a contrite spirit.18

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord deliuereth him out of them all.

20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

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21 Euill shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shalbe desolate.21

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22 The Lord redeemech the soule of his seruants: and none of them that trust in him, shalbe desolate.

Psalms Chapter 34 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible)

5 Or, they flowed vnto him.
12 Pet.3. 10.
15 Iob.36.7. psal.33.18. 1.Pet.3.12.
18 Heb. to the broken of heart. , Heb. contrite of spirit.
21 Or, shalbe guilty.

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