Psalm 34:4

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

Psalms 34:1-22THE occasion of this psalm, according to the superscription, was that humiliating and questionable episode, when David pretended insanity to save his life from the ruler of Goliath’s city of Gath. The set of critical opinion sweeps away this tradition as unworthy of serious refutation. The psalm is acrostic, therefore of late date; there are no references to the supposed occasion; the careless scribe has blundered "blindly" (Hupfeld) in the king’s name, mixing up the stories about... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 34:1-22

Psalms 34:0 The Perfect Praise of His Redeemed People 1. His praise for salvation (Psalms 34:1-10 ) 2. The instructions of the righteous (Psalms 34:11-16 ) 3. His redemption remembered (Psalms 34:17-22 ) This is another alphabetical Psalm, only one letter is omitted. It is primarily the praise of David after his escape from Gath, as the inscription tells us. Prophetically it is the praise of His redeemed and delivered people, delivered from all their fears (Psalms 34:4 ) and saved out of... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 34:4

34:4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my {c} fears.(c) Which I conceived for the danger I was in. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

Psalms 25:0 In the Hebrew this prayer is arranged as an acrostic, i.e., the first word of each verse begins with a letter in alphabetical order from A-to-Z. Hereafter we shall not give as much attention to every psalm as we have thus far, but trust the reader to do the analyzing after the examples given. The purpose of this book is not so much textual explanation as a stimulus to Bible study in a broader sense, and it is assumed that the reader has been studying the Bible side by side with the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 34:2-5

It is a blessed way so lo praise God as to invite other's to the same practice by our example; and when we not only invite by action, but by winning words. And the best evidence produced by way of propelling others to the praise of the Lord, is, when a soul can say, I have found him gracious. But Reader! is not Christ here strongly featured? Did not Jesus seek to the Lord, when, in the days of his flesh, he cried, and was heard in that he feared? Here then we find Christ. And what inference... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:4

Let them. So most people render the Hebrew, though it may be understood in the future, (Berthier) as Montanus translates. (Haydock) --- Me. The wicked shall be confounded in the end, when the just shall triumph. (Worthington) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:1-10

1-10 If we hope to spend eternity in praising God, it is fit that we should spend much of our time here in this work. He never said to any one, Seek ye me in vain. David's prayers helped to silence his fears; many besides him have looked unto the Lord by faith and prayer, and it has wonderfully revived and comforted them. When we look to the world, we are perplexed, and at a loss. But on looking to Christ depends our whole salvation, and all things needful thereunto do so also. This poor man,... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 34:1-10

Thanksgiving and Instruction of One Delivered out of Great Trouble. A psalm of David when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, this being the title of the Philistine rulers, Genesis 20:2, the name of this king of Gath being Achish; who drove him away, and he departed, 1 Samuel 21:10 to 1 Samuel 22:1. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, David embodied the lessons of this incident in his life in the present hymn. David Praises God for His Deliverance v. 1. I will bless the Lord at all... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 34:1-22

Psalms 34:0A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed1 I will bless the Lord at all times:His praise shall continually be in my mouth.2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord:The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.3 O magnify the Lord with me,And let us exalt his name together.4 I sought the Lord and he heard me,And delivered me from all my fears.5 They looked unto him, and were lightened:And their faces... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 34:1-10

“Magnify the Lord with Me” Psalms 34:1-10 The event associated with this psalm is recorded in 1 Samuel 21:1-15 . It was not a very creditable incident. David, however, realized the goodness of God, notwithstanding his own failures and mistakes. In the original the verses begin with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Psalms 34:1 : At all times… continually. It is a sign of great grace to bless always, in dark as well as bright days. Psalms 34:3 : “Birds,” says Trapp, “when they come to... read more

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