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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 34:11

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Ver. 11. Come, ye children, hearken unto me] Ye that are little and low in your own eyes, as seeing your want of holy learning.

I will teach you the fear of the Lord] That best trade, whereby you shall be sure to be kept from want; for by humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life, Proverbs 22:4. He, then, who shall teach this fear should be honoured, and respected as a father. The Jews at this day account a man's teacher, or tutor, worthy of more respect than his father; for he hath given him only his being, the other his well being (Leo Modena).

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