Psalm 34:19

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:1-22

XXXIV. Yahweh’ s Care for His Own.— An acrostic Ps., the letter Waw being omitted as in Psalms 25. Yahweh’ s care of the poor who fear Him. Psalms 34:5. Read with LXX, “ look to him,” “ be radiant,” “ your faces.” Psalms 34:7 . “ The angel,” i.e. the angel who represented Yahweh ( cf. Malachi 3:1, Isaiah 63:9).The acrostic is complete with Psalms 34:21; Psalms 34:22 is an addition for liturgical use ( cf. Psalms 25:22 *). read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

INTRODUCTION“This psalm is assigned by the superscription to the occasion when David, persecuted by Saul, fled to the Philistines, and being brought before Achish was driven away by him as a madman (1 Samuel 21:12, see Psalms 7:0). There is no sufficient reason for rejecting the historical validity of this statement. The psalms generally rise above the level of the particular occasion, and dwell on general principles, and so it is here. This psalm is eucharistic and didactic. It is full of... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:19-20

Psalms 34:19-20 I. "Great are the troubles of the righteous," and who was ever so righteous as Jesus Christ? No wonder His troubles were so great, for we have all contributed something to them! The Lord hath afflicted Him therewith in the day of His fierce anger against our sins. If those troubles were nothing to us, we might well feel compassion for them; as it is, we may well feel compunction for them too. II. "The Lord delivereth Him out of all." The Pharisees and rulers did not think so; in... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

Psalms 34:1-22 Psalms 34:1-22 is a psalm of David when he, it says, "changed his behavior, before Abimelech." Actually, it is probably the case of when he had gone down and Abimelech or Achish the king who drove him away and departed. Now David, when he was fleeing from Saul, Saul was trying to kill him, he fled into the land of the Philistines and he was brought to the Philistine king, Achish. And suddenly David thought, "Hey, here I am, and the Philistines hate me," because he had killed... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 34:1-22

Psalms 34:6 . This poor man cried. David, a prince yesterday, was poor to-day; an exile among his enemies, and destitute of friends. Yesterday, Saul sought his life, and now the friends of Goliath ask for his blood. This may represent a sinner pursued by death, or the sword. While among the Philistines, the men of the world, they take counsel to destroy him. He has no friend, no deliverer but the Lord. Faith and prayer are his only resources, and the Lord who saved David from the hands of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 34:1-22

Psalms 34:1-22I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.A devout hymnI. an exemplification of true praise.1. It is thorough.(1) There is no praise without concentration of soul.(2) Distracting forces are rife.2. It is constant.(1) In every department of action--intellectual, artistic, commercial, political.(2) In every circumstance of life--sorrow, joy, adversity, prosperity, bereavement, friendship.3. It is exultant. God is the sum total of all excellence,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 34:19-20

Psalms 34:19-20Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth them out of them all. The trial of the righteousThe sum of this verse is as if he should say, Let the righteous look for more troubles than others, and likewise let them hope for greater comforts than others; for when they are well, they shall be eclipsed again, to show that their light was but borrowed; and when they are eclipsed, their light shall return, to show their difference from them whom God hateth, which... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 34:19

Psa 34:19 Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. Ver. 19. Many are the troubles, &c. ] Dei sunt nuntii, these are God’s messengers, saith Kimchi, and they seldom come single. See James 1:2 . See Trapp on " Jam 1:2 " Sent they are also to the wicked, Psalms 32:10 , but on another errand, and for another end. The righteous, per augusta ad augustum, per spinas ad rosas, per motum ad quietem, per procellas ad portum, per crucem ad caelum... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 34:19

Many: Psalms 71:20, Job 5:19, Job 30:9-Obadiah :, Job 42:12, Proverbs 24:16, John 16:33, Acts 14:22, 2 Corinthians 4:7-2 Kings :, 2 Corinthians 4:17, 2 Corinthians 11:23-Daniel :, 1 Thessalonians 3:3, 1 Thessalonians 3:4, 2 Timothy 3:11, 2 Timothy 3:12, Hebrews 11:33-Zechariah :, James 5:10, James 5:11, 1 Peter 4:12, 1 Peter 4:13, Revelation 7:14-Esther : but: Psalms 34:6, Psalms 34:17 Reciprocal: Genesis 12:10 - was a Genesis 42:36 - all these things are against me Ruth 1:3 - and she was 1... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:15-22

15-22. These closing words are devoted to an earnest digest of the moral government of God in redeeming the humble and contrite, and punishing the wicked. Broken heart… contrite spirit Comp. Psa 51:17 ; 1 Samuel 16:7. Saveth Besides the national salvation of the covenant people, the Old Testament rises often to the New Testament apprehension of the salvation of individuals, whether Jew or Gentile, of a given class, in the text denominated those of a “contrite spirit.” Thus, also, it... read more

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