Psalms 34:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. ”

Psalms 34:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 h...
Psalms 34:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
Psalms 34:2 - 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, you...
Psalms 34:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

My soul . I myself. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4. humble . patient, oppressed.
Psalms 34:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 34:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 550 DEVOTION EXEMPLIFIED Psalms 34:2-3 . 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 to...
Psalms 34:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof , and be glad. My soul shall make her boast - Shall set itself to praise the Lord - shall consider this its chief work. The h...
Psalms 34:2 - 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 9:23-24 .) The humble ... - because they feel his cause and theirs t...
Psalms 34:2 - 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 cal...
Psalms 34:2 - 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.
Psalms 34:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 34:1-22 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'...
Psalms 34:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Magnify the Lord with Me” Psalms 34:1-10 The event associated with this psalm is recorded in 1 Samuel 21:1-15 . It was not a very creditable incident. David, however, realized the goodness of...
Psalms 34:2 - 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 de...
Psalms 34:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is a blessed way so lo praise God as to invite other's to the same practice by our example; and when we not only invite by action, but by winning words. And the best evidence produced by way of pr...
Psalms 34:2 - 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 34:1-8 I. David begins by saying, ‘I will bless the Lord at all times.’ —This...
Psalms 34:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 Jes...
Psalms 34:2 - 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 negl...
Psalms 34:2 - 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 graciou...
Psalms 34:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Praise and Thanksgiving. A psalm of David when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he depart...
Psalms 34:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy 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 frie...
Psalms 34:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1). Words In Praise Of YHWH (1-3). Psalms 34:1-3 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 i...
Psalms 34:2 - 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...
Psalms 34:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 34:1-8 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...
Psalms 34:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Psalms 34:2 - 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...
Psalms 34:2 - 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 conc...
Psalms 34:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS is the third of the alphabetical psalms, and appears to have a special connection with the second of them, Psalms 25:1-19 . Like that psalm, it omits the vav , and has a seco...
Psalms 34:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 , t...
Psalms 34:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:31 ; 1 Timothy 1:15 ; 1 Timothy 1:16 ; 2 Corinthians 10:17 ; Isaiah 45:25 ; Jeremiah 9:24 ; Psalms 105:3 ; Psalms 119:74 ; Psalms 142:7 ; Psalms 22:22-24 ; Psalms 32:5 ; P...
Psalms 34:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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

Psalms 34:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 34:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 34:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 34:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 34:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 34:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 34:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 34:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 34:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 34:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 34:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 34:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 34:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 34:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 34:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 34:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 34:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 34:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 34:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 34:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 34:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 34:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 34:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 34:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 34:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 34:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 34:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 34:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 34:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 34:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes