New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 34:9
Psalms 34:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
- New International Version (NIV)Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.
Context of Psalms 34:9
7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them. 8Taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! Fear the Lord, you His saints; For to those who fear Him there is no lack of anything. 10The young lions do without and suffer hunger; But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing. 11Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
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יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה קְדֹשָׁ֑יו כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַ֝חְס֗וֹר לִירֵאָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 34:9
- Psalms 22:23You who fear the Lord, praise Him; All you descendants of Jacob, glorify Him, And stand in awe of Him, all you descendants of Israel.
- Psalms 31:23Love the Lord, all His godly ones! The Lord watches over the faithful But fully repays the one who acts arrogantly.
- Psalms 89:7A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, And awesome above all those who are around Him?
- Genesis 22:12He said, “Do not reach out your hand against the boy, and do not do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”
- Isaiah 8:13It is the Lord of armies whom you are to regard as holy. And He shall be your fear, And He shall be your dread.
- Hosea 3:5Afterward the sons of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king; and they will come trembling to the Lord and to His goodness in the last days.
- Revelation 15:3And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations!
- Psalms 23:1The Lord is my shepherd, I will not be in need.
- Luke 12:30For all these things are what the nations of the world eagerly seek; and your Father knows that you need these things.
- Romans 8:32He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?
- 1 Corinthians 3:22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come; all things belong to you,
- Philippians 4:19And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Commentaries on Psalms 34:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9There is no want to them that fear him - He who truly fears God loves him; and he who loves God obeys him, and to him who fears, loves, and obeys God, there can be no want of things essential to his happiness, whether spiritual or temporal, for this life or for that which is to come. This verse is wanting in the Syriac.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9O fear the Lord - Reverence him; honor him; confide in him. Compare Psalm 31:23. Ye his saints - His holy ones. All who profess to be his friends. This exhortation is addressed especially to the saints, or to the pious, because the speaker professed to be a friend of God, and had had personal experience of the truth of what he is here saying. It is the testimony of one child of God addressed to others, to encourage them by the result of his own…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10Fear of the Lord includes reverence and respect, and it motivates a life of wisdom (see Proverbs 1:7; 9:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. that fear him--who are pious--fear and love (Pr 1:7; 9:10). saints--consecrated to His service (Is 40:31).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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