Psalm 34:4

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 34:1-22

In this psalm praise is personal. After the chorus of the last we have a solo full of feeling. It tells of the goodness of Jehovah and that in order that others may know and be helped. The opening declares this. The song is to be perpetual and the meek are to be made glad thereby. Then there is the desire to draw others into the same attitude of praise. It is good to go through simply to find the things Jehovah has done. "He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears." "They looked unto... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:1-8

BENEDICAM DOMINO‘I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth,’ etc.Psalms 34:1-Ruth : I. David begins by saying, ‘I will bless the Lord at all times.’—This should be our resolution also. (1) There is a great power in praising. It leads one away from self-consciousness. (2) Praise is a very strengthening thing. Our Lord strengthened Himself for the last conflict by praise. The spirit of praise is the very essence of heaven, and the man who lives in praise... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

Psalms 32 Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday ( Morning). Psalms 32-34 = Day 6 ( Evening). read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:4-5

2). He Rejoices In The Delivery Of Himself And His Men (4-7). Psalms 34:4-5 D ‘I sought YHWH, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears. H They looked to him, and were radiant, And their faces will never be confounded.’ If the heading of the Psalm is seen as an indicator this may well reflect David’s relief that his subterfuge before Achish worked. No doubt as he scrabbled on the floor feigning madness he had been flashing pleas to YHWH. And here we learn of his profound gratitude... read more

Arthur Peake

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 34:1-8

Psalms 34:1-8 I. David begins by saying, "I will bless the Lord at all times." This should be our resolution also. (1) There is a great power in praising. It leads one away from self-consciousness. (2) Praise is a very strengthening thing. Our Lord strengthened Himself for the last conflict by praise. The spirit of praise is the very essence of heaven, and the man who lives in praise will live in "heavenly places in Christ Jesus." (3) Praise is a very reasonable thing. There is always something... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:3-8

Psalms 34:3-8 I. Religion's first object is to magnify the Lord. The exhortation is to do this in concert: "O magnify the Lord with me," etc. Here is the essential element and the pure spirit of religious worship. II. The second verse shows us the reason for this praise. It is first alleged by the inviter, "I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears." A man must know what he says, and have a reason for saying it. And this is the Psalmist's reason for inviting us to... 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

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