George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Psalms 34:22
Silent. I have chosen thee for my judge and protector. (Calmet) --- Pronounce sentence if they be in the right; and if not, rescue me from their fury. (Haydock)
Silent. I have chosen thee for my judge and protector. (Calmet) --- Pronounce sentence if they be in the right; and if not, rescue me from their fury. (Haydock)
Verse Psalms 34:22. _THE LORD REDEEMETH_] Both the _life_ and _soul_ of God's followers are ever in danger but God is continually redeeming both. _SHALL BE DESOLATE._] Literally, _shall be guilty_....
THE LORD REDEEMETH THE SOUL OF HIS SERVANTS - The literal meaning of this is, that the Lord rescues the lives of his servants, or that he saves them from death. The word “redeem” in its primary sense...
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 ...
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...
REDEEMETH. delivereth (by power). Hebrew. _padah._ See note on Exodus 13:13. and compare Exodus 6:6. SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....
_shall be desolate_ R.V. shall be condemned; or, marg., _held guilty_. Cp. Psalms 5:10....
A second verse beginning with _Pç_, like Psalms 25:22, where see note....
THE LORD REDEEMETH THE SOUL OF HIS SERVANTS— This is a detached sentence, added, as in Psalms 25 beyond the alphabet; perhaps that the same may sound well, in ending with a promise rather than a threa...
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...
_THE LORD REDEEMETH THE SOUL OF HIS SERVANTS: AND NONE OF THEM THAT TRUST IN HIM SHALL BE DESOLATE._ The Lord redeemeth ... shall be desolate - or 'shall be (made to appear in their treatment) guilty...
34:22 guilt. (f-18) Or 'shall be condemned.'...
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...
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...
REDEEMETH. — Comp. Psalms 25:22, which begins with the same letter, out of its place, and the same word....
_[Psalms 34:23]_ פֹּודֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲבָדָ֑יו וְ...
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...
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...
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...
The LORD (o) redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. (o) For when they seem to be overcome with great dangers and death itself, then God shows himsel...
Mark, my soul, the striking contrast between the unreclaimed and the regenerate. The one must be slain by the sin unpardoned, unsubdued, and which will prey forever upon the vitals like a canker. The...
REFLECTIONS READER! think how gracious God the Holy Ghost is, in calling again and again upon the Church to view Christ in his ministry and in his triumphs, to prompt all, his redeemed to triumph in h...
Psalms 32 _ Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 32-34 = _ Day 6_ (_Evening_)....
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,...
THE LORD REDEEMETH THE SOUL OF HIS SERVANTS,.... Who are made so by his grace in the day of his power, and are willing to serve him, and to serve him with their minds, readily and cheerfully; and the...
The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. Ver. 22. _The Lord redeemeth the souls of his servants_] Though to themselves and others they may se...
_The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants_ That is, their lives, or their persons, _from the malicious designs of all their enemies_, from the power of the grave, and from the sting of every afflic...
The Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants, making them, finally, possessors of everlasting salvation; AND NONE OF THEM THAT TRUST IN HIM SHALL BE DESOLATE, since the guilt of their sins will not be...
DAVID TEACHES TRUE PIETY...
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...
i.e. Their lives or their persons, from the malicious designs of all their enemies, and from desolation or utter ruin, as it follows....
Psalms 34:22 LORD H3068 redeems H6299 (H8802) soul H5315 servants H5650 trust H2620 (H8802) condemned H816 ...
(6). HE DECLARES THE END OF SINNERS AND OF HIS SERVANTS (21-22). Psalms 34:21 T ‘Evil will slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous will be condemned. P YHWH redeems the soul of his serva...
REDEEMETH (_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 59:20). _ (_ See Scofield) - (Exodus 14:30). _...
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...
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...
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...
_None of them that trust in Him shall be desolate._ NO CONDEMNATION The R.V. accurately renders the words: “None of them that trust in Him shall be condemned.” When we read in the New Testament that...
_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...
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...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 34:15 The final section describes how the Lord cares for his faithful. It also shows the difference between the way God treats the faithful and the wicked. Both the RIGHTEOUS and...
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 ...
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...
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...
1 Kings 1:29; 1 Peter 1:18; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 Peter 1:5; 2 Samuel 4:9;...