1-7 David praises God, and exhorts others thereto by his experience 8-10 They are blessed that trust in God 11-14 He exhorts to the fear of God 15-22 The privileges of the righteous

A.M. 2942 B.C. 1062 (Title.) Abimelech. or, Achish. This is the second of the alphabetical Psalms (the first being Ps. 25); each verse beginning consecutively with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The verse, however, which begins with [] and which should come in between the fifth and sixth, is totally wanting; but as the 22nd, which now begins with [] 'redeemeth,` is entirely out of the series, it is not improbable that it was originally written oophodeh, `and redeemeth' and occupied that situation, in which connection it reads admirably

Ge 20:2 26:1 1Sa 21:13-15 Pr 29:25 Ps 71:8,14,15 145:1,2 Isa 24:15,16 Ac 5:41 16:25 Eph 5:20 Col 3:17 1Th 5:18 2Th 1:3 2:13

2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

make Ps 44:8 105:3 Isa 45:25 Jer 9:24 1Co 1:31 2Co 10:17

the humble Ps 22:22-24 32:5,6 119:74 142:7 1Ti 1:15,16

3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

magnify Ps 35:27 40:16 69:30 Lu 1:46 Ac 19:17 Php 1:20

let us Ps 33:1,2 66:8 103:20-22 148:1 1Ch 29:20 2Ch 29:30 Re 14:7 19:5,6

4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

sought Ps 18:6 22:24 31:22 77:1,2 116:1-6 Jon 2:2 Mt 7:7 Lu 11:9 2Co 12:8,9 Heb 5:7

from Ps 27:1,2 46:2 56:3 1Sa 27:1 Isa 12:2 2Co 7:5,6 2Ti 1:7

5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

They Ps 123:1,2 Isa 45:22 Heb 12:2

and were Ps 13:3 18:28 97:11 Es 8:16

lightened. or, flowed unto him
their
ps 83:16 2sa 19:5

6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

This Ps 3:4 10:17 40:17 66:16-20

saved Ps 34:17-19 Ge 48:16 2Sa 22:1 Re 7:14-17

7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

The angel Ps 91:11 2Ki 6:17 19:35 Da 6:22 Mt 18:10 Lu 16:22 Heb 1:14

encampeth Ge 32:1,2 Zec 9:8

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

taste Ps 63:5 119:103 So 2:3 5:1 Heb 6:4,5 1Pe 2:2,3 1Jo 1:1-3

Lord Ps 36:7,10 52:1 Jer 31:14 Zec 9:17 1Jo 4:7-10

blessed Ps 2:12 84:12

9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

fear Ps 22:23 31:23 89:7 Ge 22:12 Isa 8:13,14 Ho 3:5 Re 15:3,4

for Ps 23:1 Lu 12:30-32 Ro 8:32 1Co 3:22,23 Php 4:19

10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

lions Ps 104:21 Job 4:10,11 Lu 1:51-53

but Ps 84:11 Mt 6:32

11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Come Pr 4:1 7:24 8:17,32 22:6 Ec 11:9,10 12:1 Isa 28:9 Mt 18:2-4 Mr 10:14-16 Joh 13:33 2Ti 3:15

I will Ps 32:8 111:10 Pr 1:7 2:1-9

12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

What Ps 21:4 91:16 De 6:2 30:20 1Pe 3:10,11

that he Ps 4:6 Job 7:7 Ec 2:3 12:13

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Keep Ps 39:1 Pr 18:21 Mt 12:35-37 Jas 1:19,26 3:2,5-10

speaking Ps 55:11 Pr 12:7,19,22 19:9 Isa 63:8 Col 3:9 1Pe 2:1,22 Re 14:4,5

14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Depart Ps 37:27 Job 28:28 Pr 3:7 8:13 13:14 16:16,17 Isa 1:16,17 Ro 12:9 2Ti 2:19 1Pe 3:11

do Ac 10:38 Ga 6:10 Tit 2:14 Heb 13:16 3Jo 1:11

seek Ps 120:7 Mt 5:9 Ro 12:18 14:17 2Co 13:11 1Th 4:11 Heb 12:14 Jas 3:17,18

15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

The Ps 33:18 Job 36:7 1Pe 3:12

and Ps 34:6,17 130:2 2Ch 6:40 Isa 37:14-21 Da 9:17-23

16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

face Le 17:10 26:17 Jer 44:11 Eze 14:7,8 Am 9:4

to cut Ps 10:16 Job 18:17 Pr 10:7 Ec 8:10 Jer 17:13

17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

The righteous. There is no word for [the righteous] in the present Hebrew text; but it is preserved in all the versions; and it was probably lost from its similitude to [tzaakoo], `they cry:' -- tzaakoo tazddeekim, `the righteous cry.'

cry Ps 34:6,15,19 91:15 145:18-20 2Ch 32:20,21,24 Isa 65:24 Ac 12:5-11

18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

is nigh Ps 75:1 85:9 119:151 145:18 Isa 55:6

unto them [heb.] to the broken of heart Ps 51:17 147:3 Isa 61:1 Lu 4:18

such as [heb.] the contrite of spirit 2Ki 22:19 Isa 57:15 66:2 Eze 36:26,31

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Many Ps 71:20 Job 5:19 30:9 42:12 Pr 24:16 Joh 16:33 Ac 14:22 2Co 4:7-12 4:17 11:23-27 1Th 3:3,4 2Ti 3:11,12 Heb 11:33-38 Jas 5:10,11 1Pe 4:12,13 Re 7:14-17

but Ps 34:6,17

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

Ps 35:10 91:12 Da 6:22-24 Joh 19:36

21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

Evil Ps 37:30-40 94:23 Isa 3:11

they Ps 37:12-15 40:15 89:23 1Sa 19:4,5 31:4 1Ki 22:8,37 Lu 19:14,27 19:41-44 Joh 7:7 15:18-23 1Th 2:15,16 2Th 1:6,9

desolate. or, guilty Ex 20:7

22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

redeemeth Ps 31:5 71:23 103:4 130:8 Ge 48:16 2Sa 4:9 1Ki 1:29 La 3:58 1Pe 1:18,19 Re 5:9

none Ps 9:9,10 84:11,12 Joh 10:27-29 Ro 8:31-39 1Pe 1:5