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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 34:14

And do good. — Negative goodness is not sufficient. Practical good must be added.

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See also Psalms 34:14 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    DEPART FROM EVIL - From all evil; from vice and crime in every form. AND DO GOOD - Do good to all people, and in all the relations of life. SEEK PEACE - Strive to live in peace with all the world. C...

  • 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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The first line recurs in Psalms 37:27. Comp. the character of Job, the ideal righteous man (Job 1:1; Job 1:8; Job 2:3); and...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 553 THE FEAR OF GOD INCULCATED Psalms 34:11. Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may...

  • 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

    _DEPART FROM EVIL, AND DO GOOD; SEEK PEACE, AND PURSUE IT._ Depart ... do. This verse refers to deeds. SEEK PEACE, AND PURSUE IT - i:e., inoffensiveness toward thy neighbour, and harmony with him. No...

  • 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...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 34:15]_ ס֣וּר מֵ֭ רָע וַ עֲשֵׂה...

  • 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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Please, complacebam, "treat lovingly." (Haydock) --- Vulgate follows the regimen of the Septuagint Greek: euerestoun, which may govern an accusative case. Hebrew is plainer, I walked," (Berthier) or ...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    How exceedingly to be desired is it, that those who set up for instructors of children would adopt David's plan, and instead of useless sciences, falsely so called, teach that happy science, the only...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    14._Turn away from evil, and do good. _Here the Psalmist commands the children of God to abstain from all evil, and to devote themselves to the work of doing good to their neighbors. This verse is gen...

  • 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

    DEPART FROM EVIL,.... This denotes that evil is near to men; it keeps close to them, and should be declined and shunned: and it regards all sorts of evil; evil men, and their evil company; evil things...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. Ver. 14. _Depart from evil, and do good_] For negative goodness helpeth not. A man must so abstain from evil as that he do good, or he doth n...

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

    _Keep thy tongue from evil_ From all manner of evil speaking, from all injurious, false, and deceitful speeches; _and thy lips from speaking guile_ Or, guileful words, contrary to truth and sincerity,...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    DAVID TEACHES TRUE PIETY...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Depart from evil, every form of transgression, AND DO GOOD; SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT, aspiring after it with all zeal, Romans 12:9; 1 Peter 3:8....

  • 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

    DEPART FROM EVIL, i.e. from all sin, and especially from all wicked and injurious acts and practices against try neighbour. DO GOOD; be ready to perform all good and friendly offices to all men, as th...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 34:14 Depart H5493 (H8798) evil H7451 do H6213 (H8798) good H2896 Seek H1245 (H8761) peace...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    4). HE POINTS OUT TO THEM THE WAY TO TRUE LIFE (12-14). Psalms 34:12 M ‘What man is he who desires life, And loves many days, that he may see good?' N Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips fr...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Psalms 34:11 In the first place, David sums up his advice in one grand affection, which he calls the fear of the Lord. Then he proceeds to detail what is comprehended in "the fear of the Lord." I. No...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 34:1. _I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth._ «Others may do what they please, and murmur, and complain, and be filled with dread and apprehension of...

  • 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

    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

    «A psalm of David when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.» It was a very painful exhibition, and one in which David does not shine but in which, nevertheles...

  • 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

    _Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord._ THE ROOTS OF THE BLESSED LIFE What man is he that desireth a life that will extract the real “good” out of things, that wi...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _O taste and see that the Lord is good._ IMPORTANT EXHORTATION I. A call to the enjoyment of divine goodness (Psalms 34:8). Two things are necessary to the enjoyment of this goodness: 1. Freedom fr...

  • 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 34:8 The song encourages all who sing it to FEAR THE LORD (v. Psalms 34:9), that is, to respect, obey, and worship God

  • 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 Peter 3:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 2 Corinthians 13:11; 2 Timothy 2:19;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Depart — From all sin. Do good — Be ready to perform all good offices to all men. Seek — Study by all means possible to live peaceable with all men. Pursue it — Do not only embrace it gladly when it i...

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