English Standard Version
Psalms 34:5
5Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
Context of Psalms 34:5
3Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! 4I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. 6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. 7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Read all of Psalms 34Psalms 34:5 word by word
הִבִּ֣יטוּ אֵלָ֣יו וְנָהָ֑רוּ וּ֝פְנֵיהֶ֗ם אַל־יֶחְפָּֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 34:5
- Psalms 123:1To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!
- Isaiah 45:22"Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
- Hebrews 12:2looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Psalms 13:3Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
- Psalms 18:28For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness.
- Psalms 97:11Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
- Esther 8:16The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.
- Psalms 83:16Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O Lord.
- 2 Samuel 19:5Then Joab came into the house to the king and said, "You have today covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who have this day saved your life and the lives of your sons and your daughters and the lives of your wives and your 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
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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
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