Psalm 34:8-10 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:1-10

Links of grace. I. In this hymn we have first of all PRAISE . Praise is not an impulse, or an outburst of enthusiasm soon to die out, but it is the expression of the heart and the exercise of the life. It is good to have stated times for praise, but when the soul is in true fellowship with God it will find "continual" reason for praising him. "Praise" is for "all times," because God fills "all times." Thanksgiving has respect to special times, and to what God has done for us, but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:1-10

Deliverance and gratitude. Occasion of the psalm uncertain. Celebrates some great deliverance which awakens praise and inspires him to teach others trust add the secret of a prosperous life. I. A GREAT DELIVERANCE CELEBRATED . ( Psalms 34:4-6 .) Salvation. 1 . He was in great trouble and danger. ( Psalms 34:4-6 .) That the nature of the danger is not explained. Sin and sorrow our greatest trouble. 2 . He earnestly sought deliverance. ( Psalms 34:4-6 .)... 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

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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:8

O taste and see that the Lord is good; i.e. put the matter to the test of experience. There is no other way of really knowing how good God is. Blessed is the man that trusteth in him (comp. Psalms 2:12 ; Psalms 84:12 ; Proverbs 16:20 ; Isaiah 30:18 ; Jeremiah 17:7 ). Trust in God is a feeling which is blessed in itself. God also showers blessings on such as trust in him. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:8

The test of experience. "Oh, taste and seer" The glory of our age is its experimental science . The method of the old philosophers, against which Lord Bacon wrote, was to assume certain principles as true, and reason down to the facts. The new method, to which all the victories of modern science are due, is to reason back from facts to principles; first carefully observing, then testing your conclusions; first learning by experience, then verifying by experience. This method, which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:8-10

Proving what is good. There are two things in this exhortation. I. A CALL TO MAKE TRIAL OF RELIGION . The spirit of religion is, "The Lord is good." But how are we to know this? Not by hearing, or inquiring, or believing on the word of others, but by making trial for ourselves. This is in accordance with reason and practical experience. Experience is found on experiment. The knowledge thus acquired can be safely acted upon. So it is in human life. It is the friend we have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:9

O fear the Lord, ye his saints . Fear of God, a reverent and godly fear, will always accompany trust in God, such as God approves. The saints of God both love and fear him (comp. Psalms 31:23 ). There is no want to them that fear 'him since God supplies all their wants. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:9

The fear of God. "O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him." The fear of God described the whole of practical religion. There are various kinds and degrees of fear caused by our relation to God, combined in various proportions with other sentiments, tie is the great and powerful, and we are the weak; and we are naturally ignorant of his nature; and till we know whether he is a malignant or a benevolent being, we naturally dread him. The fear which... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:10

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger . Some suppose the "young lions" here to represent the proud and violent, as in Job 4:10 . But it is simpler to take the present passage literally. In God's animal creation even the strongest suffer want for a time, and have no remedy; his human creatures need never be in want, since they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing . It is open to them to "seek the Lord" at any time. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:8-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 34:10

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