Psalm 34:9

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 34:8-14

Psalms 34:8-14O taste and see that the Lord is good. Important exhortationI. A call to the enjoyment of divine goodness (Psalms 34:8). Two things are necessary to the enjoyment of this goodness:1. Freedom from a sense of guilt.2. A sense of true gratitude.(1) Enjoying God’s goodness involves trust in Him.(2) Trust in Him ensures true blessedness.II. A call to higher religious experience (Psalms 34:9-10). We are to follow on to know the Lord, to forget “the things that are behind, and press on... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 34:9

Psalms 34:9O fear the Lord, ye His saints.A noble cowardiceThis means that the fear of God does not indicate a defect of the nature. Blindness is a defect; deafness, lameness--these involve privation. But the fear of God does not involve privation; it implies possession. When I go into a picture gallery, and gaze on a work of some master, and say, “I fear I shall never come up to that,” does that indicate want on my part? Nay, it is participation. It is the testimony that I am already an... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 34:9

Psa 34:9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for [there is] no want to them that fear him. Ver. 9. O fear the Lord, ye his saints ] Ye that, having tasted of God’s sweetness, are separated from the world with its lusts, and can live with a little αγιοι quasi αγειοι , fear the Lord, and then you shall not need to fear want of anything; for he is all-sufficient to those who are altogether his, and withdraw not from him by mistrust or misdoing. For there is no want to them that fear him ] Habent... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 34:9

fear: Psalms 22:23, Psalms 31:23, Psalms 89:7, Genesis 22:12, Isaiah 8:13, Isaiah 8:14, Hosea 3:5, Revelation 15:3, Revelation 15:4 for: Psalms 23:1, Luke 12:30-Jonah :, Romans 8:32, 1 Corinthians 3:22, 1 Corinthians 3:23, Philippians 4:19 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 10:12 - fear 1 Samuel 30:19 - General 1 Kings 17:6 - the ravens Psalms 37:3 - be fed Psalms 84:11 - no Psalms 111:5 - hath given Psalms 145:19 - fulfil Proverbs 10:3 - will Proverbs 19:23 - fear Proverbs 22:4 - By Isaiah 58:11 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 34:9

O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.Fear — Reverence, serve, and trust him: for fear is commonly put for all the parts of God's worship. read more