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Psalms 34:2

In the Lordstands emphatically at the beginning of the sentence in the original; in Him, and not in any of the worldling's objects of self-congratulation (Psalms 49:6; Jeremiah 9:23-24), shall be my boast.

the humble&c. Probably, let the humble(or, meek) hear and be glad. Cp. Psalms 5:11. He claims the sympathy of those who have learned humility in the school of suffering. See note on Psalms 9:12.

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See also Psalms 34:2 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 34:2. _MY SOUL SHALL MAKE HER BOAST_] Shall _set itself to_ _praise_ the Lord-shall consider this its chief work. _THE HUMBLE_] ענוים _anavim_, the afflicted, such as _David_ had been....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    MY SOUL SHALL MAKE HER BOAST IN THE LORD - I myself will rejoice and exult in him. The word “boast” here refers to that on which a man would value himself; that which would be most prominent in his mi...

  • 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

    MY SOUL. I myself. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. HUMBLE. patient, oppressed....

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 550 DEVOTION EXEMPLIFIED Psalms 34:2. _My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together....

  • 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

    _MY SOUL SHALL MAKE HER BOAST IN THE LORD: THE HUMBLE SHALL HEAR THEREOF, AND BE GLAD._ My soul ... the Lord - (Jeremiah 9:23.) THE HUMBLE ... - because they feel his cause and theirs to be one. His...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    HUMBLE] RV 'meek,' all patient and trustful souls....

  • 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

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    HUMBLE. — See Note on Psalms 9:12. The LXX. and Vulg., “the meek.” It means here those who have learnt patience in the school of suffering....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 34:3]_ בַּ֭ יהוָה תִּתְהַלֵּ֣ל נַפְשִׁ֑י יִשְׁמְע֖וּ...

  • 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

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

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the (b) humble shall hear [thereof], and be glad. (b) They who are beaten down with the experience of their own evils....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _BENEDICAM DOMINO_ ‘I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth,’ etc. Psalms 34:1 I. DAVID BEGINS BY SAYING, ‘I WILL BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES.’—This should b...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    2._My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah. _The term _soul _in this place signifies not the vital spirit, but the seat of the affections; as if David had said, I shall always have ground of boasting...

  • 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

    MY SOUL SHALL MAKE HER BOAST IN THE LORD,.... Not in men, nor in any outward enjoyment, nor in any works of righteousness, but in the Lord; "in the Word of the Lord", as the Targum; in the Lord Jesus...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear [thereof], and be glad. Ver. 2. _My soul shall make her boast in the Lord_] This holy gloriation is a Christian's duty not to be neglec...

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

    _I will bless the Lord at all times_ I will never forget to bless God for this miraculous deliverance. _My soul shall make her boast_, &c. Shall glory in this, that I have so powerful and gracious a L...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THANKSGIVING AND INSTRUCTION OF ONE DELIVERED OUT OF GREAT TROUBLE. A psalm of David when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, this being the title of the Philistine rulers, Genesis 20:2, the nam...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    My soul shall make her boast in the Lord, glory in Jehovah, setting forth His majesty and goodness; THE HUMBLE, that is, the sufferers, the pious who have been humbled in the school of sorrows, shall...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-10 If we hope to spend eternity in praising God, it is fit that we should spend much of our time here in this work. He never said to any one, Seek ye me in vain. David's prayers helped to silence h...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    MY SOUL shall glory in this, that I have so powerful and so gracious a Lord and Master. The HUMBLE; or, the _meek_, i.e. the godly, oft called in Scripture by that title; and particularly my friends a...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    1). WORDS IN PRAISE OF YHWH (1-3). Psalms 34:1 A ‘I will bless YHWH at all times, His praise will continually be in my mouth. B My soul will make her boast in YHWH, The meek will hear of it, and...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Psalms 34:1 I. David begins by saying, "I will bless the Lord at all times." This should be our resolution also. (1) There is a great power in praising. It leads one away from self-consciousness. (2)...

  • 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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    The title of this Psalm is, «A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech (or, Achish); who drove him away, and he departed.» It relates to a sad scene in David's life when he had t...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 34:1 _I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth._ What a sweet resolve! Oh, that every one of us who knows the Lord would make that resolve, and keep it a...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • 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 Corinthians 1:31; 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:16; 2 Corinthians 10:17;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Shall boast — Shall glory in this, that I have so powerful and so gracious a master. The humble — The righteous....

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