George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Psalms 34:6
Slippery. The systems of infidels, who deny a future existence are of this nature. If they were even true, the just would have lost nothing by pursuing a virtuous course. (Berthier)
Slippery. The systems of infidels, who deny a future existence are of this nature. If they were even true, the just would have lost nothing by pursuing a virtuous course. (Berthier)
Verse Psalms 34:6. _THIS POOR MAN CRIED_] זה עני _zeh ani_, "This _afflicted_ man," _David_....
THIS POOR MAN CRIED - The psalmist here returns to his own particular experience. The emphasis here is on the word “this:” “This poor, afflicted, persecuted man cried.” There is something much more to...
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...
TROUBLES. distresses....
Such experience of Jehovah's help is not limited to the Psalmist....
This afflicted man (see note on Psalms 9:12) called, and Jehovah heard, and saved him out of all his distresses. Cp. Psalms 34:17; Psalms 31:7. Does the poet point to himself, or to one here and anoth...
DISCOURSE: 551 GRATEFUL RECOLLECTIONS Psalms 34:6. _This poor man cried; and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles._ IT is of great advantage to have transmitted to us the experie...
THIS POOR MAN CRIED— This seems to be the triumph of David's afflicted friends for his safe return, says Chandler. "This distressed man cried and sought the help of God, when he was in the greatest st...
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...
_THIS POOR MAN CRIED, AND THE LORD HEARD HIM, AND SAVED HIM OUT OF ALL HIS TROUBLES._ This poor man ... As in Psalms 34:4, he passed from his own individual case to the general case of all "the humbl...
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...
THIS POOR MAN] may refer to the Psalmist himself, but if so it is as a type of others....
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...
THIS POOR MAN. — Better, _this sufferer_ — _i.e._, either the writer, or Israel personified....
_[Psalms 34:7]_ זֶ֤ה עָנִ֣י קָ֭רָא וַ יהוָ֣ה...
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...
“MAGNIFY THE LORD WITH ME” Psalms 34:1 The event associated with this psalm is recorded in 1 Samuel 21:1. It was not a very creditable incident. David, however, realized the goodness of God, notwith...
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...
Is not Christ emphatically here spoken of? Is he not the same poor man as Solomon high spoken of also? Ecclesiastes 9:14....
_BENEDICAM DOMINO_ ‘I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth,’ etc. Psalms 34:1 I. DAVID BEGINS BY SAYING, ‘I WILL BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES.’—This should b...
Psalms 32 _ Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 32-34 = _ Day 6_ (_Evening_)....
6._This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him. _David here introduces all the godly speaking of himself, the more emphatically to express how much weight there is in his example to encourage them. Thi...
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,...
THIS POOR MAN CRIED,.... Singling out some one person from among the humble, who was remarkably delivered; it is the common case of the people of God to be poor and afflicted, and in their afflictions...
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles. Ver. 6. _This poor man cried_] Meaning himself, to whom it seemeth he pointed the finger, or laid his hand on his...
_I sought the Lord, and he heard me_ David now proceeds to give reasons why God should be praised and glorified; he himself and others had found by experience, that he was a God hearing and answering...
This poor man cried, this distressed one, the reference being to David in particular, but applying in all similar cases as well, AND THE LORD HEARD HIM, AND SAVED HIM OUT OF ALL HIS TROUBLES, not mere...
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, the nam...
1-10 If we hope to spend eternity in praising God, it is fit that we should spend much of our time here in this work. He never said to any one, Seek ye me in vain. David's prayers helped to silence h...
i.e. David, of whom they that _looked_, &c., PSALMS 34:5, spake these words....
Psalms 34:6 man H6041 out H7121 (H8804) LORD H3068 heard H8085 (H8804) saved H3467 (H8689) troubles...
Z ‘This poor man cried, and YHWH heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. CH The angel of YHWH encamps round about those who fear him, And delivers them.' David was duly humbled by his exp...
Psalms 34:1 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. (2)...
Psalms 34:3 I. Religion's first object is to magnify the Lord. The exhortation is to do this in concert: "O magnify the Lord with me," etc. Here is the essential element and the pure spirit of religi...
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...
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...
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...
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...
«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...
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...
_This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him._ SUPERNATURAL FACTOR IN PRAYER The most dangerous doctrine concerning prayer is that current philosophy of the matter which presents a half-truth only; a...
_O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together._ A TESTIMONY MEETING “God’s praises sound best in concert.” The praise that lifts its voice in solitude is beautiful, but it is far mo...
_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 34:4 The psalmist gives specific examples of God’s kindness. ASHAMED in this context means being disappointed at not finding what was hoped for....
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...
2 Samuel 22:1; Genesis 48:16; Psalms 10:17; Psalms 3:4; Psalms 40:17;...
This man — David....