Psalms 34:12

Desireth life. — Better, the man delighting in life. These gnomic sayings are echoes from the book of Proverbs. (See especially Proverbs 4:23.)

Related Commentaries of Psalms 34:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What man is he that desireth life? - That desires to live long. All people naturally love life; and all naturally desire to live long; and this d...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

What man [is he that] desireth life, [and] loveth [many] days, that he may (i) see good? (i) Seeing all men naturally desire happiness, he wonders w...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

What... ? Referred to in 1 Peter 3:10-12 . life. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, put for all that makes life worth living.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

12. Who is the man who desireth life? The prophet does not inquire if there be any man so disposed, as if all men voluntarily brought upon t...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 553 THE FEAR OF GOD INCULCATED Psalms 34:11-16 . Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? What man is he that desireth life - He who wishes to live long a...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And loveth many days, that he may see good— And loveth days to see or enjoy good. Houbigant. The meaning of the verse is, "Who is the man that...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? What man ... desireth life ... see good? Who is there that doe...
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, b...
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 in...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Salvation of the Contrite Psalms 34:11-22 Psalms 34:11-14 : The gist of this exhortation is quoted by Peter in his first Epistle. See 1...
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...
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, fal...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 32 Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday ( Morning ). Psalms 32-34 = Day 6 ( Evening ).
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

What man [is he that] desireth life ?.... Every man desires life, even a natural life; it is more desirable than all things in it; especially an hea...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

What man [is he that] desireth life, [and] loveth [many] days, that he may see good? Ver. 12. What man is he that desireth life? ] This is David's...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

What man is he that desireth life A long and happy life, begun in this world and continued for ever in the next: namely, who is he that seriously a...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

An Exhortation to Fear God; The Privileges of the Righteous. 11 Come,...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Desireth, to wit, seriously and in good earnest, so as to be willing to use any endeavours which shall be prescribed to him: for otherwise the ques...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

4). He Points Out To Them The Way To True Life (12-14). Psalms 34:12-14 M ‘What man is he who desires life, And loves many days, that he may s...
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 brough...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 34:11-15 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 deta...
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 c...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 r...
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. What a sweet resolve! Oh, that every one of us who...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

«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 w...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 do...
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, Sa...
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 i...
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 nece...
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 th...
The Biblical Illustrator

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? The happiness of life Why is it we see man on all sides wearying...
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 . L...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Teaches True Piety
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

What man is he that desireth life, prosperity in the best sense of the word, and loveth many days, a long life being considered a special blessing,...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 3:10 ; 1 Peter 3:11 ; Deuteronomy 30:20 ; Deuteronomy 6:2 ; Ecclesiastes 12:13 ; Ecclesiastes 2:3 ; Job 7:7 ; Psalms 21:4 ; Psalms 4...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Life — A long and happy life, begun in this world and continued for ever in the next. Good — In which he may enjoy good, prosperity or happiness.

¹² What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

Related Commentaries of Psalms 34:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 34:12