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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 34:20

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 34:20

Psalms 35:10, Psalms 91:12, Daniel 6:22-Jeremiah :, John 19:36 Reciprocal: Psalms 37:24 - Though Matthew 4:6 - lest read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 34:20

He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.Bones — All the parts and members of their bodies. 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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