New Living Translation
Psalms 34:20
20For the Lord protects the bones of the righteous; not one of them is broken!
Psalms 34:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
- New International Version (NIV)he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He guards all his bones; Not one of them is broken.
Context of Psalms 34:20
18The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. 19The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time. For the Lord protects the bones of the righteous; not one of them is broken! 21Calamity will surely destroy the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be punished. 22But the Lord will redeem those who serve him. No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
Read all of Psalms 34Psalms 34:20 word by word
שֹׁמֵ֥ר כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָ֑יו אַחַ֥ת מֵ֝הֵ֗נָּה לֹ֣א נִשְׁבָּֽרָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 34:20
- Psalms 35:10With every bone in my body I will praise him: “Lord, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?”
- Psalms 91:12They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.
- Daniel 6:22My God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.”
- John 19:36These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, “Not one of his bones will be broken,”
Commentaries on Psalms 34:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20He keepeth all his bones - He takes care of his life; and if he have scars, they are honorable ones.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20He keepeth all his bones - That is, he preserves or guards the righteous. Not one of them is broken - Perhaps there is a direct and immediate allusion here to what the psalmist had himself experienced. In His dangers God had preserved him, so that he had escaped without a broken bone. But the statement is more general, and is designed to convey a truth in respect to the usual and proper effect of religion, or to denote the advantage, in reference to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-22Verses 11-22 Let young persons set out in life with learning the fear of the Lord, if they desire true comfort here, and eternal happiness hereafter. Those will be most happy who begin the soonest to serve so good a Master. All aim to be happy. Surely this must look further than the present world; for man's life on earth consists but of few days, and those full of trouble. What man is he that would see the good of that where all bliss is perfect? Alas!…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Bones represent a person's whole self (see Psalm 6:2). not one of them will be broken: John applied this statement to Jesus at the crucifixion (John 19:36).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. bones--framework of the body.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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