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William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 34:1-22

Daily Prayer Psalms 34:1-22 'As it is the special work of a shoemaker to make shoes,' said Luther, 'and of a tailor to make coats, so it is the special work of a Christian to pray.' The true artist is an artist everywhere. His work in his studio is only a part of his artist life. So must the pious soul be devoted to prayer; his prayers will be only a part of his praying life. The servants of Madame de Chantal used to say of their mistress: 'Madame's first Director made her pray three times a... read more

William Nicoll

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 34:20

34:20 {m} He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.(m) And as Christ says, all the hairs of his head. 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 34:20

I detain the Reader at this verse to fix his eye upon Christ. It was never said of any other but the paschal Lamb; and this the apostles John and Paul declare to mean Christ, that not a bone of him should be broken. Many of God's dear children have gone to heaven with broken bones. So that it is Christ, and Christ alone, who is the righteous person, and God's Holy One here spoken of. Exodus 12:46 ; Joh 19:36 ; 1 Corinthians 5:7 . read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:20

Spoke. Hebrew adds lo, "not." But it may be better explained as an interrogation. "Have they not spoken?" &c., as the enemies used deceit. (Houbigant) (Berthier) --- Earth. This word is omitted in the Roman Septuagint, St. Augustine, &c. But Theodoret reads it, and it is in all the other Greek interpreters, and in the Arabic and Syriac. (Calmet) --- Hebrew, "they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet ( righe, divided, &c.) in the land." (Protestants) or "in the... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:11-22

11-22 Let young persons set out in life with learning the fear of the Lord, if they desire true comfort here, and eternal happiness hereafter. Those will be most happy who begin the soonest to serve so good a Master. All aim to be happy. Surely this must look further than the present world; for man's life on earth consists but of few days, and those full of trouble. What man is he that would see the good of that where all bliss is perfect? Alas! few have this good in their thoughts. That... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 34:11-22

David Teaches True Piety v. 11. Come, ye children, the master addressing his disciples, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. He himself had learned in the school of experience, under the guidance of God, and wanted to pass this information on to others. v. 12. What man is he that desireth life, prosperity in the best sense of the word, and loveth many days, a long life being considered a special blessing, that he may see good? That is, To whom will God show His goodness... 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

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