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Psalm 34:22

The LORD redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.

20He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.
21Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
22The LORD redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.
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Notice

The word “None” leaves no exception among those who take refuge in YHWH, giving the closing promise a firmness that fear may struggle to trust.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The …Both passages connect seeking shelter in God with his care for those who turn to him.
Isaiah 49:23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your …Both assure those who depend on the LORD: refuge will not end in condemnation, and waiting will not end in disappointment.
Psalm 103:4who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies,Both name the LORD as redeemer, describing his rescue of a person's soul or life.
Psalm 121:7The LORD will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul.Both speak of the LORD's care for the soul, using the language of redemption and protection.
1 Peter 1:18–19knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things like silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,Both speak of redemption, while Peter specifies release from an inherited, useless way of life.
Psalm 31:5Into your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, LORD, God of truth.Both join redemption with trust: taking refuge in the LORD corresponds to entrusting one's spirit into his hand.
Psalm 125:1A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever.Both describe the security of those who trust the LORD, through freedom from condemnation and the picture of an immovable mountain.
2 Samuel 4:9David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all …David's declaration that the LORD redeemed his soul from adversity shares the psalm's language of redemption.
Jeremiah 39:18For I will surely save you. You won’t fall by the sword, but you will escape with your life, because you have put your trust in me,” says the LORD.’”Both connect trust in the LORD with his saving care, though Jeremiah's promise names escape from the sword.
Revelation 5:9They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every …Redemption is the shared thread: the LORD redeems his servants, and Revelation's song praises the one who bought people for God.
1 Kings 1:29The king vowed and said, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,The king's vow recalls the LORD redeeming his soul from adversity, the same redeeming work the psalm declares for God's servants.
Romans 8:31–39What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?Both express confidence in God's protection: the psalm promises refuge from condemnation, and Paul asks who can oppose those God supports.
Where this verse fits

Guilt and confession. fear for the future. doubt.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Name one fear to God and ask for refuge

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Encouragement

Your confidence has a place to rest: YHWH himself redeems his servants. His promise excludes no one who takes refuge in him from freedom from condemnation.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).