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Psalms 34:22

34:21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. desolate: or, guilty
The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. desolate: or, guilty

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Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

The LORD redeems the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

What does Psalms 34:22 mean?

Psalms 34:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), פָּדָה (pâdâh), נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh). It connects to 9 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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The
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
redeemethפָּדָהpâdâh/paw-daw'/H6299to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve
the
soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
of
his
servants:עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
and
none
of
them
that
trustחָסָהchâçâh/khaw-saw'/H2620to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in
in
him
shall
be
desolate.אָשַׁםʼâsham/aw-sham'/H816to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish
desolate:
or,
guilty

Commentary on Psalms 34:22

HENRY_FULL · Psalms 34:22
dom, by which he rules the world, ver. 1, 2 . II. The kingdom of his grace, by which he rules in his church. 1. Concerning the subjects of that kingdom; their character ( ver. 4 , 6 ), their charter, ver. 5 . 2. Concerning the King of that kingdom; and a summons to all to give him admission, ver. 7-10 . It is supposed that the psalm was penned upon occasion of David's bringing up the ark to the place prepared for it, and that the intention of it was to lead the people above the pomp of external ceremonies to a holy life and faith in Christ, of whom the ark was a type. God's Absolute Propriety. 1 The earth is the Lord 's, and

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 1:9

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 8:22

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. While: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth

Job 38:4

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. hast: Heb. knowest understanding

Job 38:8

Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

Psalms 33:6

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Jeremiah 5:22

Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

Jeremiah 10:11

Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.

2 Peter 3:5

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: standing: Gr. consisting

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 34:22.

Job 2:3

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. to destroy: Heb. to swallow him up

Job 33:28

He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. He: or, He hath delivered my soul, etc, and my life

Job 42:7

And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

Nehemiah 10:29

They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; by: Heb. by the hand of

Psalms 11:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

Psalms 121:7

The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

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What does Psalms 34:22 say?

Psalms 34:22 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. desolate: or, guilty"

Is Psalms 34:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 34:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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