Literary analysis of Psalm 34 – Who is the man who desires life, who loves days to see goodness?

Song 34 is a praisesong that celebrates God Who offers shelter, not only to the holy ones but to the lowly and the broken-hearted. So that, while the song professes to be a means of teaching righteousness, it also emulates God by providing comfort. Though the 23 verses of the song divide easily into 2 …

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Psalm 34 – SING & LEARN – Satisfaction already in the search for G-D

Thanks Sherri for the summary. Please see below the recording. We read this psalm (34) during P’sukei d’Zimrah every Shabbat.  The Rabbi explained that this was written after David ran for his life from King Saul – he left Israel (where everyone knew and venerated him as their hero for having killed Goliath) and fled …

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