Psalm 34:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 34:10

The young lions do lack and suffer hunger - That is, they often do it, as compared with the friends of God. The allusion is especially to the “young” lions who are not able to go forth themselves in search of food. Perhaps the idea is, that they are dependent on the older lions - their parents - for the supply of their needs, as the pious are dependent on God; but that the result shows their reliance to be often vain, while that of the pious never is. The old lions may be unable to procure food... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 34:9-10

Psalms 34:9-10. O fear the Lord, ye his saints Reverence, serve, and trust in him: for fear is commonly put for all the parts of God’s worship and service. For there is no want to them that fear him They shall so far have all good things, as to have no reason to complain of the want of any. As to the things of the other world, they shall have grace sufficient for the support of the spiritual life. and as to this life they shall have what is necessary for the support of it. For ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 34:1-22

Psalms 34:0 Thanks for deliveranceWhen he first fled from Saul to the Philistine city of Gath, David expected the Philistines would welcome him as a deserter from Israel’s army, and so provide him with refuge. But the Philistines had probably not yet heard of David’s break with Saul. They knew only that David had killed thousands of their own Philistine people; perhaps he was spying out their city in preparation for more slaughter. They decided to kill him, and David escaped only by pretending... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 34:10

Psalms 34:10. The young lions do lack— All the ancient versions, except the Chaldee, read great, powerful men, instead of young lions; and Houbigant renders the place, rich men are become poor and hungry; but they who seek the Lord, &c. This sense is undoubtedly good: but I see nothing to object against our own reading; for the meaning is, that if God takes care of the beasts of the field, much more will he take care of them that fear him; and much sooner suffer those to die for want of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 34:10

10. not want any good—"good" is emphatic; they may be afflicted (compare :-); but this may be a good (2 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Corinthians 4:18; Hebrews 12:10; Hebrews 12:11). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 34:1-10

1. God’s goodness to His people 34:1-10 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 34:1-22

Psalms 34In this combination individual thanksgiving and wisdom psalm, David glorified God for delivering His people, and he reflected on the Lord’s promise to bless the godly with long life.The title identifies the occasion on which David composed this psalm (cf. 1 Samuel 21:10-15). It is another acrostic with all but the last verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet and with the omission of a verse beginning with the letter waw. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 34:8-10

David called on the people to experience the Lord’s goodness personally by relying on Him in their times of distress. He assured them that if they did, He would not disappoint them."David gave a threefold witness of what the Lord does for His own: He saves (Psalms 34:4-8), He keeps (Psalms 34:7), and He satisfies (Psalms 34:8)." [Note: Wiersbe, The . . . Wisdom . . ., p. 158.] Young, self-reliant lions occasionally cannot provide for their own needs adequately, but people who trust in the Lord... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:1-22

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 called Achish and not Abimelech in 1 Samuel 21:13, and because the contents of the Ps. are akin to the proverbial wisdom of a later age than David’s. The Ps. is an alphabetic or acrostic one, with some of the same irregularities which are found in Psalms 25. Psalms 34:10-16 are quoted in 1 Peter... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 34:10

(10) Young lions.—See Note, Psalms 17:12. The young lion is the emblem of power and self-resource. Yet these sometimes lack, but the earnest seekers after Divine truth and righteousness never. Instead of “lions,” the LXX. and Vulgate have “the rich.” read more

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