시편 34:12-14 KRV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 34:11-22

David, in this latter part of the psalm, undertakes to teach children. Though a man of war, and anointed to be king, he did not think it below him; though now he had his head so full of cares and his hands of business, yet he could find heart and time to give good counsel to young people, from his own experience. It does not appear that he had now any children of his own, at least any that were grown up to a capacity of being taught; but, by divine inspiration, he instructs the children of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:12

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 healthful life, without which the blessings and mercies of life cannot be comfortably enjoyed; and still more a life of prosperity; life, with an affluence of good things, and even a long one: though it may be rather that a spiritual life is here meant, and a comfortable one; a life free from the remorses of a guilty conscience, from the fear of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:13

Keep thy tongue from evil ,.... This, and what follows in this verse and Psalm 34:14 , point at the things wherein the fear of God shows itself; and suggest, that those who have it, and which is known by these fruits, shall enjoy the desirable and good days before mentioned. The tongue is an instrument of much evil, an unruly member, and needs restraint; and it is from evil, and not from good, it is to be kept; from evil speaking of God, from cursing and swearing; from evil speaking of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:14

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, evil words and works, and all appearance of evil; and the fear of the Lord shows itself in an hatred of it, and a departure from it, Proverbs 8:13 ; and do good ; not only acts of beneficence to all in necessitous circumstances, but every good work; whatever the word of God directs, or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:12

What man is he that desireth life - He who wishes to live long and to live happily, let him act according to the following directions. For a comment upon this and the four ensuing verses, see the notes on 1 Peter 3:10-12 ; (note). read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:12

Verse 12 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 themselves the miseries which befall them; for we know that all men without exception desire to live in the enjoyment of happiness. But he censures severely the blindness and folly which men exhibit in the frowardness of their desires, and the vanity of their endeavors to obtain happiness; for while all men are seeking, and eagerly intent upon... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:13

Verse 13 13.Keep thy tongue from evil The precept which David here delivers relates to a virtue which is very rare, namely, that we should be truthful and free from deceit in our discourse. Some, indeed, understand it in a much more extended sense, supposing that slander is condemned in this first clause. But it seems to me more simple, and more to the purpose, to understand this as of the same import with what he repeats in the second clause, that we should not speak deceitfully with our... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:14

Verse 14 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 generally quoted as if David here treated of the two parts of repentance. The first step in the work of repentance is, that the sinner forsake the vices to which he is addicted, and renounce his former manner of life; and the second, that he frame his behavior according to righteousness. But in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

Life's experiences turned to manifold uses. £ There is no sufficient reason for severing this psalm from the detail of history to which its title refers; and it is much to be wished that its writer had uniformly turned his own experience to a use as wise as that which he here urges upon others. £ But David's pen might be golden, though sometimes his spirit was leaden; and we may study with great advantage the ideal of life which he sets before us, learning from his experience how we... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 34:11-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

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