1. Nourishment for the Soul

2. Deliverer for the Soul

4. God hears our cry for deliverance Deliverer for the Soul

5. Psalm 34:1-6 (NET Bible) Written by David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, causing the king to send him away. 1 I will praise the L ORD at all times; my mouth will continually praise him. 2 I will boast in the L ORD ; let the oppressed hear and rejoice! 3 Magnify the L ORD with me! Let’s praise his name together! 4 I sought the L ORD ’s help and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him for help are happy; their faces are not ashamed. 6 This oppressed man cried out and the L ORD heard; he saved him from all his troubles.

6. God hears our cry for deliverance Deliverer for the Soul

7. God hears our cry for deliverance God provides for those who fear Him God hears our cry for deliverance God provides for those who fear Him Deliverer for the Soul

8. Psalm 34:7-10 (NET Bible) 7 The L ORD ’s angel camps around the L ORD ’s loyal followers and delivers them. 8 Taste and see that the L ORD is good! How blessed is the one who takes shelter in him! 9 Remain loyal to the L ORD, you chosen people of his, for his loyal followers lack nothing! 10 Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the L ORD lack no good thing.

9. God hears our cry for deliverance God provides for those who fear Him God hears our cry for deliverance God provides for those who fear Him Deliverer for the Soul

10. God hears our cry for deliverance God provides for those who fear Him God repeatedly delivers His righteous ones God hears our cry for deliverance God provides for those who fear Him God repeatedly delivers His righteous ones Deliverer for the Soul

11. Psalm 34:11-22 (NET Bible) 11 Come children! Listen to me! I will teach you what it means to fear the L ORD. 12 Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life? 13 Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech! 14 Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it! 15 The L ORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help. 16 But the L ORD opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.

12. Psalm 34:11-22 (NET Bible) 17 The godly cry out and the L ORD hears; he saves them from all their troubles. 18 The L ORD is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged. 19 The godly face many dangers, but the L ORD saves them from each one of them. 20 He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken. 21 Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished. 22 The L ORD rescues his servants; all who take shelter in him escape punishment.

13. “The good you enjoy goes hand in hand with the good you do. It is an emphasis which answers the suspicion (first aroused in Eden) that outside the will of God, rather than within it, lies enrichment.” -Derek Kidner “The good you enjoy goes hand in hand with the good you do. It is an emphasis which answers the suspicion (first aroused in Eden) that outside the will of God, rather than within it, lies enrichment.” -Derek Kidner Deliverer for the Soul

14. “The fear of the Lord is indeed the foundation of life, the key to joy in life and long and happy days. But it is not a guarantee that life will be always easy, devoid of the difficulties that may seem to mar so much of human existence….It may mend the broken heart, but it does not prevent the heart from being broken; it may restore the spiritually crushed, but it does not crush the forces that may create oppression.” –Word Biblical Commentary Deliverer for the Soul

15. How is your soul? From what are you trusting God to deliver you? Have you examined yourself for unrighteousness? Does your life demonstrate fear of the Lord? Do you return thanks (and credit) to the Lord when He delivers you? How is your soul? From what are you trusting God to deliver you? Have you examined yourself for unrighteousness? Does your life demonstrate fear of the Lord? Do you return thanks (and credit) to the Lord when He delivers you? Nourishment for the Soul