PSAL. XXXIV.
David praiseth God for his deliverance, and ex∣horteth others thereto by his experience. 9 They are blessed that trust in God. 12 Hee exhorteth to the feare of God. 16 The priviledges of the righte∣ous, and miseries of the wicked.
1. A Psalme of David, when he had chan∣ged his behaviour before Abimelech, and he had driven him away, and he was gone.
2. I Will blesse Iehovah in all time, con∣tinually [unspec א] his praise shall be in my mouth.
3. In Iehovah my soule shall glory, the [unspec ב] meeke shall heare and shall rejoyce.
4. Magnifie ye Iehovah with me, and let [unspec ג] us extoll his name together.
5. I sought Iehovah, and he answered me, [unspec ד] and rid me free from all my feares.
6. They looked to him and flowed, and [unspec ה] [unspec ו] their faces be not ashamed.
[unspec ז] 7. This poore afflicted man called, and Iehovah heard, and saved him out of all his distresses.
8. The Angell of Iehovah pitcheth a [unspec ח] campe about them that feare him, and relea∣seth them.
9. Taste ye and see, that Iehovah is good: [unspec ט] O blessed is the man that hopeth for safety in him.
10. Feare Iehovah ye his Saints, for there [unspec י] is no want to them that feare him.
11. The Lions are impoverished and an [unspec כ] hungred, but they that seeke Iehovah shall not want any good.
12. Come sonnes, hearken to me, I will [unspec ל] learne you the feare of Iehovah.
13. Who is the man that willeth life, that [unspec מ] loveth dayes to see good?
14. Keepe thy tongue from evill, and thy [unspec נ] lips from speaking guile.
15. Eschew evill, and doe good; seeke [unspec ס] peace and pursue it.
16. The eyes of Iehovah are unto the just, [unspec ע] and his eares unto their outcrie.
17. The face of Iehovah is against them [unspec פ] that do evill, to cut off their memoriall from the earth.
18. They cried, and Iehovah heard, and [unspec צ] rid them free out of all their distresses.
19. Iehovah is neere to the broken of [unspec ק] heart, and the contrite of spirit hee will save.
20. Many are the evils of the just, and out [unspec ר] of them all Iehovah will rid him free.
21. He keepeth all his bones, one of them [unspec ש] is not broken.
22. Evill shall slay the wicked, and they [unspec ת] that hate the just shall be condemned as guiltie.
23. Iehovah redeemeth the soule of his servants, and they shall not be condemned as guiltie, all that hope for safetie in him.
HIs behaviour] or his sense, reason, properly the [unspec 1] taste, as in verse 9. Iob 6. 6. and often other-where, which is used both for ones inward sense or reason, and outward gesture and demeanour, (as the Greeke here translateth it, face,) because by it a man is discerned and judged to be wise or foo∣lish, as meats are discerned by the taste. David when he was afraid of the King of Gath, changed his behaviour before them, and sained himselfe mad in their hands, & scrabbled on the doores of the gate, and let his spittle fall downe upon his beard, 1 Sam. 21. 12, 13. Abimelech] whose proper name was Achish King of Gath, a citie of the Philistims, 1 Sam. 21. 10. and as every King of Egypt was cal∣led Pharaoh, Gen. 41. 1. Exod. 5. 1. 1 King. 11. 18. so every King of the Philistims was called Abime∣lech, that is, Father King, Gen. 20. 2. and 26. 1. had driven] or expelled. For Achish said to his ser∣vants which had taken and brought David to him, Loe ye see the man is beside himselfe, wherefore have ye brought him to me? have I need of mad men? &c. So David departed thence, 1 Sam. 21. 14, 15. and 22. 1. Vpon that he made this Psalme.