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Psalms 34:22
The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks to the covenant community immediately after declaring that evil will slay the wicked and condemn the righteous’s haters. This verse functions as the concluding contrast to that judgment.
The words — פּוֹדֶה (po.Deh) literally means [is] redeeming, and יֶאְשְׁמוּ (ye'.she.Mu) translates as they will be held guilty. These verbs establish the verse’s structural opposition between rescue and condemnation.
The thread — The redemption theme recurs in Psalms 103:4, where God rescues life from the Pit, and Psalms 31:5, which entrusts the spirit to the Redeemer. 1 Peter 1:18 later applies the same redemption vocabulary to deliverance from empty ways.
Why it lands — The text states that Yahweh redeems His servants and declares that no one who takes refuge in Him will be held guilty. It demands the reader rely on divine intervention for deliverance rather than personal standing.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Cross-references
- Psalms 103:4 who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
- Psalms 31:5 Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
- 1 Peter 1:18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
- Psalms 71:23 When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
- 2 Samuel 4:9 But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
- 1 Kings 1:29 And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
- Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
- Genesis 48:16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
- Psalms 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.