Psalm 34

1. Tasting the LORD's Favor – Experience (vs 1-10)
   A. Result of God's favor (vs 1-3)
   B. Recollection of God's favor (vs 4-7)
   1. Operational Experience (vs 4, 6)
   2. Observational Experience (vs 5, 7)
   C. Recommendation of God's favor (vs 8-10)
   1. Find your own experience with God (vs 8)
   2. Fear the Lord and experience his favor (vs 9)
   3. Final analysis on experiencing God (vs 10)
   
   
2. Teaching the LORD's Fear – Exhortation (vs 11-22)
   A. Desire (11-12) – Things that indicate a teachable spirit.
   1. Come (vs 11) – (Separation) – (James 4:8)
   2. Children (vs 11) – (Son) (James 3:1)
   3. Hearken (vs 11) – (Silence) - (Pro 18:13)
   4. Teach (vs 11) – (Significance) – (Dut 4)
   5. Fear of the LORD – (Seriousness) (Pro 1:7, 29)
   B. Departure (vs 13-14) - (Mt 12:34-37)
   1. Keep thy tongue from evil
   2. Depart from evil – turn aside, avoid Ex 3:3 -
   C. Diligence (vs 14)
   1. Do good – Work, make that which is right and proper and that makes for peace.
   2. Seek Peace – shalom (completeness, soundness, welfare, health, safety, prosperity)
   3. Pursue it – Word of hot pursuit (Ex 14:4-9)
   (Hos 2:9, 6:3)
   D. Deliverance (vs 15, 17-20, 22)
   1. The Lord's perception (vs 15)
   2. The Lord's power (vs 17-19)
   3. The Lord's promise (vs 18)
   4. The Lord's preservation (vs 21)
   F. Desolation (vs 16, 21) cf (Hos 13:16)(Joel 1:18)

(Luke 13:34-35) (Acts 1:20)