Bible for Soul
Book 19 of 66 · Poetry & Wisdom

PsalmsChapter 34 · help and protection and salvation and deliverance

22 verses2 sections2 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 34 contains 22 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include help and protection, salvation and deliverance, and humanity and family.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 34?

The chapter opens, “I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” It closes in verse 22, “The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
help and protectionsalvation and deliverancehumanity and family
Passage
Psalms 34:1–22
Reading time
About 2 minutes · 347 words
Section-by-section outline

Psalms 34 outline

Read the full chapter
  1. Verses 1–11

    Salvation and Deliverance · Humanity and Family

    I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

  2. Verses 12–22

    Help and Protection · Trust and Refuge

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

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 34 KJV

1I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. 6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 9O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. 10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. 11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. 20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. 21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. 22The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.