Psalms 34:1
AT ALL TIMES.. CONTINUALLY] the utterance of a faith which can maintain gratitude in adversity as well as in prosperity.... [ Continue Reading ]
AT ALL TIMES.. CONTINUALLY] the utterance of a faith which can maintain gratitude in adversity as well as in prosperity.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 called Achish and not Abimelech in 1 Samuel 21:13, and because the contents of the Ps. are akin to the p... [ Continue Reading ]
HUMBLE] RV 'meek,' all patient and trustful souls.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY] The Psalmist's individual experience is also a general one.... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS POOR MAN] may refer to the Psalmist himself, but if so it is as a type of others.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ANGEL OF THE LORD] a Being frequently mentioned in the OT.: see Exodus 23:20; Isaiah 63:9. He is not merely an angelic messenger, but is in some sense identified with God Himself. He may be said to stand for God in His self-revealing character, and in His activity among men. ENCAMPETH] cp. 2 Ki... [ Continue Reading ]
YOUNG LIONS] proverbially strong and courageous, and able to provide for themselves.... [ Continue Reading ]
COME, YE CHILDREN] an address in the tone of the book of Proverbs: see Proverbs 4... [ Continue Reading ]
_ARE_ UPON] RV 'are toward,' not only in watchfulness, but in favour. See the contrast in the next v.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE REMEMBRANCE OF THEM] their 'memorial' or 'name': see on Psalms 9:6; Psalms 30:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
EVIL SHALL SLAY THE WICKED] Sin is selfdestructive, and works out its own punishment. Or perhaps the words mean simply, 'a calamity shall slay the wicked.' DESOLATE] RV 'condemned.' So in Psalms 34:22.... [ Continue Reading ]