The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous
This is a Psalm of David when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away. David was on the run. He was a fugitive from Saul and could find no refuge. David went into a cave at Adullam where many desperate men joined him, and he wrote this psalm and sung it in the presence of those men.
(The structure of this psalm is acrostic, the purpose of which serves to encourage learning and memorization.)
When you find yourself feeling like a fugitive in this life, emotionally or mentally on the run, pressed on every side by troubles and unable to find refuge or rest, and hiding away. Then sing this song aloud. Sing it as if nobody is watching!
Psalms 34:15-19
(New American Standard Version)
The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous,
And His ears are toward their cry for help.
The face of the LORD is against evildoers,
To eliminate the memory of them from the earth.
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears
And rescues them from all their troubles.
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are crushed in spirit.
The afflictions of the righteous are many,
But the LORD rescues him from them all.
Embrace His Word. Let it live in you, and you in it!
Your Brother and Friend,
Mike Young
PSALMS 34:15-19
(Personalized – with Hebrew Translations for Keywords)
The eyes of the LORD are toward me, And His ears are open to my cry.
The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
When I cry for help, the LORD hears, and rescues me from all my distress and troubles.
The LORD is near to me when I am heartbroken, and He saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Many hardships and perplexing circumstances confront me, but the LORD rescues me from them all.
Amen.
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