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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but t...
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 34:1
Hebrew
לְדָוִד בְּשַׁנּוֹתוֹ אֶת־טַעְמוֹ לִפְנֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וֽ͏ַיְגָרֲשֵׁהוּ וַיֵּלַֽךְ׃ledavid-veshanvotvo-'et-ta'emvo-lifeney-'aviymelekhe-vayegarashehv-vayelakhe
KJV: I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
AKJV: I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
ASV: I will bless Jehovah at all times:
YLT: By David, in his changing his behaviour before Abimelech, and he driveth him away, and he goeth. I do bless Jehovah at all times, Continually His praise is in my mouth.
Exposition: Psalms 34:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:2
Hebrew
אֲבָרֲכָה אֶת־יְהוָה בְּכָל־עֵת תָּמִיד תְּֽהִלָּתוֹ בְּפִֽי׃'avarakhah-'et-yehvah-vekhal-'et-tamiyd-tehilatvo-vefiy
KJV: My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
AKJV: My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
ASV: My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah:
YLT: In Jehovah doth my soul boast herself, Hear do the humble and rejoice.
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Psalms 34:2
Psalms 34:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 34:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:3
Hebrew
בַּיהוָה תִּתְהַלֵּל נַפְשִׁי יִשְׁמְעוּ עֲנָוִים וְיִשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vayhvah-titehalel-nafeshiy-yisheme'v-'anaviym-veyishemachv
KJV: O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
AKJV: O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
ASV: Oh magnify Jehovah with me,
YLT: Ascribe ye greatness to Jehovah with me, And we exalt His name together.
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Psalms 34:3
Psalms 34:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 34:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:4
Hebrew
גַּדְּלוּ לַיהוָה אִתִּי וּנְרוֹמְמָה שְׁמוֹ יַחְדָּֽו׃gadelv-layhvah-'itiy-vnervomemah-shemvo-yachedav
KJV: I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
AKJV: I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
ASV: I sought Jehovah, and he answered me,
YLT: I sought Jehovah, and He answered me, And from all my fears did deliver me.
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Psalms 34:4
Psalms 34:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 34:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:5
Hebrew
דָּרַשְׁתִּי אֶת־יְהוָה וְעָנָנִי וּמִכָּל־מְגוּרוֹתַי הִצִּילָֽנִי׃darashetiy-'et-yehvah-ve'ananiy-vmikhal-megvrvotay-hitziylaniy
KJV: They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
AKJV: They looked to him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
ASV: They looked unto him, and were radiant;
YLT: They looked expectingly unto Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.
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Psalms 34:5
Psalms 34:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 34:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:6
Hebrew
הִבִּיטוּ אֵלָיו וְנָהָרוּ וּפְנֵיהֶם אַל־יֶחְפָּֽרוּ׃hiviytv-'elayv-venaharv-vfeneyhem-'al-yechefarv
KJV: This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
AKJV: This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
ASV: This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him,
YLT: This poor one called, and Jehovah heard, And from all his distresses saved him.
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Psalms 34:6
Psalms 34:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 34:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:7
Hebrew
זֶה עָנִי קָרָא וַיהוָה שָׁמֵעַ וּמִכָּל־צָרוֹתָיו הוֹשִׁיעֽוֹ׃zeh-'aniy-qara'-vayhvah-shame'a-vmikhal-tzarvotayv-hvoshiy'vo
KJV: The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
AKJV: The angel of the LORD encamps round about them that fear him, and delivers them.
ASV: The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him,
YLT: A messenger of Jehovah is encamping, Round about those who fear Him, And He armeth them.
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Psalms 34:7
Psalms 34:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 34:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:8
Hebrew
חֹנֶה מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָה סָבִיב לִֽירֵאָיו וַֽיְחַלְּצֵֽם׃choneh-male'akhe-yehvah-saviyv-liyre'ayv-vayechaletzem
KJV: O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
AKJV: O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusts in him.
ASV: Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good:
YLT: Taste ye and see that Jehovah is good, O the happiness of the man who trusteth in Him.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 34:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 34:8
Psalms 34:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 34:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:9
Hebrew
טַעֲמוּ וּרְאוּ כִּי־טוֹב יְהוָה אַֽשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר יֶחֱסֶה־בּֽוֹ׃ta'amv-vre'v-khiy-tvov-yehvah-'asherey-hagever-yecheseh-vvo
KJV: O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
AKJV: O fear the LORD, you his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
ASV: Oh fear Jehovah, ye his saints;
YLT: Fear Jehovah, ye His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.
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Psalms 34:9
Psalms 34:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 34:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:10
Hebrew
יְראוּ אֶת־יְהוָה קְדֹשָׁיו כִּי־אֵין מַחְסוֹר לִירֵאָֽיו׃yer'v-'et-yehvah-qedoshayv-khiy-'eyn-machesvor-liyre'ayv
KJV: The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
AKJV: The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
ASV: The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger;
YLT: Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking Jehovah lack not any good,
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Psalms 34:10
Psalms 34:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 34:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:11
Hebrew
כְּפִירִים רָשׁוּ וְרָעֵבוּ וְדֹרְשֵׁי יְהוָה לֹא־יַחְסְרוּ כָל־טֽוֹב׃khefiyriym-rashv-vera'evv-vedoreshey-yehvah-lo'-yacheserv-khal-tvov
KJV: Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
AKJV: Come, you children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
ASV: Come, ye children, hearken unto me:
YLT: Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.
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Psalms 34:11
Psalms 34:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 34:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:12
Hebrew
לְֽכוּ־בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי יִֽרְאַת יְהוָה אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם׃lekhv-vaniym-shime'v-liy-yire'at-yehvah-'alamedekhem
KJV: What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
AKJV: What man is he that desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?
ASV: What man is he that desireth life,
YLT: Who is the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?
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Psalms 34:12
Psalms 34:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 34:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:13
Hebrew
מִֽי־הָאִישׁ הֶחָפֵץ חַיִּים אֹהֵב יָמִים לִרְאוֹת טֽוֹב׃miy-ha'iysh-hechafetz-chayiym-'ohev-yamiym-lire'vot-tvov
KJV: Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
AKJV: Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking guile.
ASV: Keep thy tongue from evil,
YLT: Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 34:13Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 34:13
Psalms 34:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 34:13
Exposition: Psalms 34:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:14
Hebrew
נְצֹר לְשׁוֹנְךָ מֵרָע וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָֽה׃netzor-leshvonekha-mera'-vshefateykha-midaver-miremah
KJV: Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
AKJV: Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
ASV: Depart from evil, and do good;
YLT: Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 34:14Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 34:14
Psalms 34:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 34:14
Exposition: Psalms 34:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:15
Hebrew
סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה־טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃svr-mera'-va'asheh-tvov-vaqesh-shalvom-veradefehv
KJV: The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
AKJV: The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.
ASV: The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous,
YLT: The eyes of Jehovah are unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 34:15Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 34:15
Psalms 34:15 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 34:15
Exposition: Psalms 34:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:16
Hebrew
עֵינֵי יְהוָה אֶל־צַדִּיקִים וְאָזְנָיו אֶל־שַׁוְעָתָֽם׃'eyney-yehvah-'el-tzadiyqiym-ve'azenayv-'el-shave'atam
KJV: The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
AKJV: The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
ASV: The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil,
YLT: (The face of Jehovah is on doers of evil, To cut off from earth their memorial.)
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 34:16Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 34:16
Psalms 34:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 34:16
Exposition: Psalms 34:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:17
Hebrew
פְּנֵי יְהוָה בְּעֹשֵׂי רָע לְהַכְרִית מֵאֶרֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃feney-yehvah-ve'oshey-ra'-lehakheriyt-me'eretz-zikheram
KJV: The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
AKJV: The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.
ASV: The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard,
YLT: They cried, and Jehovah heard, And from all their distresses delivered them.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 34:17Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 34:17
Psalms 34:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 34:17
Exposition: Psalms 34:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:18
Hebrew
צָעֲקוּ וַיהוָה שָׁמֵעַ וּמִכָּל־צָרוֹתָם הִצִּילָֽם׃tza'aqv-vayhvah-shame'a-vmikhal-tzarvotam-hitziylam
KJV: The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
AKJV: The LORD is near to them that are of a broken heart; and saves such as be of a contrite spirit.
ASV: Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,
YLT: Near is Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 34:18Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 34:18
Psalms 34:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 34:18
Exposition: Psalms 34:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:19
Hebrew
קָרוֹב יְהוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב וְֽאֶת־דַּכְּאֵי־רוּחַ יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃qarvov-yehvah-lenisheverey-lev-ve'et-dakhe'ey-rvcha-yvoshiy'a
KJV: Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
AKJV: Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
ASV: Many are the afflictions of the righteous;
YLT: Many are the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 34:19Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 34:19
Psalms 34:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 34:19
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- Psalms 34:19
Exposition: Psalms 34:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:20
Hebrew
רַבּוֹת רָעוֹת צַדִּיק וּמִכֻּלָּם יַצִּילֶנּוּ יְהוָֽה׃ravvot-ra'vot-tzadiyq-vmikhulam-yatziylenv-yehvah
KJV: He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
AKJV: He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.
ASV: He keepeth all his bones:
YLT: He is keeping all his bones, One of them hath not been broken.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 34:20Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 34:20
Psalms 34:20 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 34:20
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- Psalms 34:20
Exposition: Psalms 34:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:21
Hebrew
שֹׁמֵר כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָיו אַחַת מֵהֵנָּה לֹא נִשְׁבָּֽרָה׃shomer-khal-'atzemvotayv-'achat-mehenah-lo'-nishevarah
KJV: Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
AKJV: Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
ASV: Evil shall slay the wicked;
YLT: Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 34:21Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 34:21
Psalms 34:21 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 34:21
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- Psalms 34:21
Exposition: Psalms 34:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 34:22
Hebrew
תְּמוֹתֵת רָשָׁע רָעָה וְשֹׂנְאֵי צַדִּיק יֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃temvotet-rasha'-ra'ah-veshone'ey-tzadiyq-ye'eshamv
KJV: The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
AKJV: The LORD redeems the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
ASV: Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants;
YLT: Jehovah redeemeth the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 34:22Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 34:22
Psalms 34:22 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 34:22
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- Psalms 34:22
Exposition: Psalms 34:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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Commentary citation index
This chapter now surfaces commentary as quoted witness material with an explicit citation trail. The index below gathers the canonical references and named authorities detected inside the commentary layer for faster academic review.
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- Psalms 34:1
- Psalms 34:2
- Psalms 34:3
- Psalms 34:4
- Psalms 34:5
- Psalms 34:6
- Psalms 34:7
- Psalms 34:8
- Psalms 34:9
- Psalms 34:10
- Psalms 34:11
- Psalms 34:12
- Psalms 34:13
- Psalms 34:14
- Psalms 34:15
- Psalms 34:16
- Psalms 34:17
- Psalms 34:18
- Psalms 34:19
- Psalms 34:20
- Psalms 34:21
- Psalms 34:22
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Malachi
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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Acts
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Romans
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1 Corinthians
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2 Corinthians
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Galatians
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Ephesians
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Philippians
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Colossians
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1 Thessalonians
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2 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy
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2 Timothy
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Titus
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Philemon
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Hebrews
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James
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1 Peter
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2 Peter
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1 John
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2 John
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Jude
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Revelation
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Psalms 34:1
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Canonical locus
Psalms 34:1
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