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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Psalms 34:22

Silent. I have chosen thee for my judge and protector. (Calmet) --- Pronounce sentence if they be in the right; and if not, rescue me from their fury. (Haydock)

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See also Psalms 34:22 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 34:22. _THE LORD REDEEMETH_] Both the _life_ and _soul_ of God's followers are ever in danger but God is continually redeeming both. _SHALL BE DESOLATE._] Literally, _shall be guilty_....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE LORD REDEEMETH THE SOUL OF HIS SERVANTS - The literal meaning of this is, that the Lord rescues the lives of his servants, or that he saves them from death. The word “redeem” in its primary sense...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 34 The Perfect Praise of His Redeemed People _ 1. His praise for salvation (Psalms 34:1)_ 2. The instructions of the righteous (Psalms 34:11) 3. His redemption remembered ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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 face...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    REDEEMETH. delivereth (by power). Hebrew. _padah._ See note on Exodus 13:13. and compare Exodus 6:6. SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _shall be desolate_ R.V. shall be condemned; or, marg., _held guilty_. Cp. Psalms 5:10....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    A second verse beginning with _Pç_, like Psalms 25:22, where see note....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE LORD REDEEMETH THE SOUL OF HIS SERVANTS— This is a detached sentence, added, as in Psalms 25 beyond the alphabet; perhaps that the same may sound well, in ending with a promise rather than a threa...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 34 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE An Alphabetical Psalm of Praise and Instruction. ANALYSIS For convenience, this psalm may be regarded as resolving itself into three stanzas of seven verses each, follow...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THE LORD REDEEMETH THE SOUL OF HIS SERVANTS: AND NONE OF THEM THAT TRUST IN HIM SHALL BE DESOLATE._ The Lord redeemeth ... shall be desolate - or 'shall be (made to appear in their treatment) guilty...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    34:22 guilt. (f-18) Or 'shall be condemned.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    The reliability of this title (_A Psalm_ of David; when he feigned madness (RM) before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed) is doubtful, both because the Philistine king in question is call...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    REDEEMETH. — Comp. Psalms 25:22, which begins with the same letter, out of its place, and the same word....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 34:23]_ פֹּודֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲבָדָ֑יו וְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 34:1 THE 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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE SALVATION OF THE CONTRITE Psalms 34:11 Psalms 34:11 : The gist of this exhortation is quoted by Peter in his first Epistle. See 1 Peter 3:10. We need not fret to defend ourselves or to answer fal...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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 dec...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    The LORD (o) redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. (o) For when they seem to be overcome with great dangers and death itself, then God shows himsel...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Mark, my soul, the striking contrast between the unreclaimed and the regenerate. The one must be slain by the sin unpardoned, unsubdued, and which will prey forever upon the vitals like a canker. The...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS READER! think how gracious God the Holy Ghost is, in calling again and again upon the Church to view Christ in his ministry and in his triumphs, to prompt all, his redeemed to triumph in h...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    Psalms 32 _ Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 32-34 = _ Day 6_ (_Evening_)....

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 34. The sure government of God enables faith to bless at all times. He has proved His faithfulness to them that were in distress. The psalmist, Christ in spirit, calls on the remnant to praise,...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THE LORD REDEEMETH THE SOUL OF HIS SERVANTS,.... Who are made so by his grace in the day of his power, and are willing to serve him, and to serve him with their minds, readily and cheerfully; and the...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. Ver. 22. _The Lord redeemeth the souls of his servants_] Though to themselves and others they may se...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants_ That is, their lives, or their persons, _from the malicious designs of all their enemies_, from the power of the grave, and from the sting of every afflic...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants, making them, finally, possessors of everlasting salvation; AND NONE OF THEM THAT TRUST IN HIM SHALL BE DESOLATE, since the guilt of their sins will not be...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    DAVID TEACHES TRUE PIETY...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    i.e. Their lives or their persons, from the malicious designs of all their enemies, and from desolation or utter ruin, as it follows....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 34:22 LORD H3068 redeems H6299 (H8802) soul H5315 servants H5650 trust H2620 (H8802) condemned H816 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    (6). HE DECLARES THE END OF SINNERS AND OF HIS SERVANTS (21-22). Psalms 34:21 T ‘Evil will slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous will be condemned. P YHWH redeems the soul of his serva...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    REDEEMETH (_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 59:20). _ (_ See Scofield) - (Exodus 14:30). _...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 34:1. _I will bless the LORD at all times:_ «At dark times, and bright times when I am alone, and when I am in company; when I feel like doing it and when I do not feel like doing it: ‘I will...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: David thankfully records God's goodness and invites the praise of others. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: God's people who share His special favor should concur in His praises and magn...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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 as...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _None of them that trust in Him shall be desolate._ NO CONDEMNATION The R.V. accurately renders the words: “None of them that trust in Him shall be condemned.” When we read in the New Testament that...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth._ A DEVOUT HYMN I. an exemplification of true praise. 1. It is thorough. (1) There is no praise without concentrati...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 34:1. This psalm is an expression of thanksgiving for God’s protection and care for those who trust in him. The title connects the psalm to...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 34:15 The final section describes how the Lord cares for his faithful. It also shows the difference between the way God treats the faithful and the wicked. Both the RIGHTEOUS and...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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 ...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THIS is the third of the alphabetical psalms, and appears to have a special connection with the second of them, Psalms 25:1. Like that psalm, it omits the _vav_, and has a second _pe _at th...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Psa 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 aw...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 1:29; 1 Peter 1:18; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 Peter 1:5; 2 Samuel 4:9;...

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