Psalm 34 (35)
By David

O Lord, judge those who injure me;
Make war on those who make war
On me.
Take hold of weapon and shield, and
Rise up to my help.
Bring forth the sword, and confine
Those in opposition who pursue me;
Say to my soul, “I am your
Salvation.”
Let those who seek my soul be
dishonored and shamed;
Let those who plot evils against me
Be turned backward and
Disappointed.
Let them be like dust in the wind’s
Face,
And let the angel of the Lord afflict
Them.
Let their way be dark and slippery,
And let the Angel of the Lord pursue
Them.
For without cause they hid the
Destruction of their trap for
me;
In vain they reproached my soul.
Let a trap they do not know catch
Them.
And they themselves shall fall into
The same trap.
But my soul shall greatly rejoice in
The Lord;
My soul shall delight in His
Salvation.
All my bones shall say, “O Lord, who
Is like You?
You who deliver a poor man from
Hands stronger than he,
And a poor man and a needy man from
Those who plunder him.”
Unjust witnesses rose up against
Me,
Asking me things I knew nothing
About;
They repaid me evil for good,
And bereavement for my soul.
But I put on sackcloth when they
Troubled me,
And I humbled my soul with
fasting;
And my prayer will return into my
Bosom.
Like a neighbor, like our brother, so
They were well-pleasing;
Like one who laments and is of a sad countenance, so I humbled
myself.
But they were delighted, and were
Gathered together against me;
Whips were gathered together against
me, but I did not know it;
They were torn asunder, yet they were
Not pierced to the heart.
They tempted me; they mocked and
Sneered at me;
They gnashes their teeth at me.
O Lord, when will You look on this?
Restore my soul from their malice,
My only-begotten from the lions.
I will give thanks to You, O Lord, in
The great church;
I will praise You among a mighty
people.
Let them not rejoice over me, those
Who are unjustly my enemies,
Those who hate me without a cause,
And wink with their eyes.
For they spoke peace to me,
But in their wrath they schemed
Deceit,
And opened wide their mouth at me,
Saying, “Well done! Well done! Our
Eyes saw it!”
You saw this, O Lord; do not keep
Silence;
O Lord, do not be far from me.
Arise, O Lord, attend to my
Judgment,
My God and my Lord, to my cause.
Judge me according to Your
Righteousness, O Lord my God,
And let them not rejoice against
Me;
Let them not say in their hearts,
“Well done! Well done, our
Soul!”
Let them not say, “We swallowed him
Up!”
May those who rejoice at my troubles
Be altogether dishonored and
Shamed;
Let those who boast against me be
Clothed with shame and
Humiliation.
Let those who desire my
Righteousness greatly rejoice, and
Be glad,
And let them say continually, “The
Lord be magnified,”
Those who desire His servant’s
peace.
And my tongue shall meditate on
Your righteousness,
And on Your praise all the day long.

Commentary

Ps 34 is a prophecy regarding the Lord’s
Suffering and death on the cross in Holy Week.

Comments

This is going to be most likely the last psalm before I have International Day at my school this week. Please pray that it goes well. I so appreciate the people who have been helping me with it all along. I would love for the students to learn a lot about the world and have a good time. Please pray that it goes well!!! Thank you!