Psalms 34:5

Psalms 34:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
• New International Version (NIV)Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed.

Context of Psalms 34:5

3Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto him, and were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded. 6This afflicted one called, and Jehovah heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles. 7The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

Psalms 34:5 word by word

הִבִּ֣יטוּ אֵלָ֣יו וְנָהָ֑רוּ וּ֝פְנֵיהֶ֗ם אַל־יֶחְפָּֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 34:5

• Psalms 123:1Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
• Isaiah 45:22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I [am] God, and there is none else.
• Hebrews 12:2looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured [the] cross, having despised [the] shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Psalms 13:3Consider, answer me, O Jehovah my God! lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;
• Psalms 18:28For it is thou that makest my lamp to shine: Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
• Psalms 97:11Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
• Esther 8:16The Jews had light, and joy, and gladness, and honour.
• Psalms 83:16Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
• 2 Samuel 19:5And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast put to shame this day the faces of all thy servants who have this day saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives and the lives of thy concubines;

Commentaries on Psalms 34:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5They looked unto him - Instead of הביטו hibbitu, they looked, several of Dr. Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. have הביטו habbitu, with the point pathach, "Look ye." And their faces were not ashamed - Some MSS., and the Complutensian Polyglot, make this clause the beginning of a new verse and as it begins with a vau, ופניהם upheneyhem, "and their faces," they make it supply the place of the verse which appears to be lost; but see what is said in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5They looked unto him - That is, they who were with the psalmist. He was not alone when he fled to Abimelech; and the meaning here is, that each one of those who were with him looked to God, and found light and comfort in Him. The psalmist seems to have had his thoughts here suddenly turned from himself to those who were with him, and to have called to his remembrance how they “all” looked to God in their troubles, and how they all found relief. And were…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The psalmist describes his experiences of answered prayer.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-75-7. God's favor to the pious generally, and to himself specially, is celebrated. looked--with desire for help. lightened--or, "brightened," expressing joy, opposed to the downcast features of those who are ashamed or disappointed (Psa 25:2, 3).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 34:5

• Faith
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• Achish
• Affliction
• Dumb
• Fear
• Lack
• Lighten
• Nigh
• Nob
• Open

Commentaries on Psalms 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings