psalm-34:17-20

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 34:18

Psalms 34:18The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken ,heart: and sayeth such as be of a contrite spirit. The broken heart and its Divine RestorerThe Lord is nigh. Now to be nigh to one object is to be more or less distant from others. So is it with men, and human language is employed to represent what is here told us of God. He cannot really be far from any heart. But, in a very deep sense, He is nigh the broken heart--to help, to comfort, to save.I. Look at the broken heart and contrite... 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 34:17

Psalms 34:17 [The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. Ver. 17. The righteous cry, &c. ] This is often inculcated for our better assurance; because we are apt to doubt if delayed. See Psalms 34:6 . read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 34:18

Psa 34:18 The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Ver. 18. The Lord is nigh unto them, &c. ] More nigh than the bark is to the tree, for he is with them and in them continually; pouring the oil of his grace into these broken vessels, quorum corda peccata eorum non amplius retinent, sed, ut vas fracture, effundunt, saith Aben Ezra here, whose hearts retain not their sins any longer, but pour them out as water before the Lord. ... 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

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 34:20

Psa 34:20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. Ver. 20. He keepeth all his bones ] Which are very many. Perhaps, saith Aben Ezra here, David had been scourged by the Philistines, but his bones were not broken, nor were our Saviour’s, John 19:36 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 34:17

The righteous: There is no word for the righteous in the present Hebrew Text; but it is preserved in all the versions; and it was probably lost from its similitude to tzaakoo, "they cry:" - tzaakoo tazddeekim, "the righteous cry." cry: Psalms 34:6, Psalms 34:15, Psalms 34:19, Psalms 91:15, Psalms 145:18-Proverbs :, 2 Chronicles 32:20, 2 Chronicles 32:21, 2 Chronicles 32:24, Isaiah 65:24, Acts 12:5-1 Kings : Reciprocal: Exodus 14:10 - cried out 1 Samuel 26:24 - let him deliver 2 Samuel 4:9 -... read more

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

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

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 34:1-22

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 34:18

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 34:19-20

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 34:17

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 34:18

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 34:19

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 34:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 34:17

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