Psalms 34:1 meaning and explanation

Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

Psalms 34:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The heading points to 1 Samuel 21, where David, fleeing Saul, took refuge in Gath and escaped its king by acting like a madman. The psalm that follows is David's own reflection on that deliverance, and it opens with a vow rather than a complaint.

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