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Psalms 34:9
9Fear the Lord, you his godly people, for those who fear him will have all they need.
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
7For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him. 8Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! Fear the Lord, you his godly people, for those who fear him will have all they need. 10Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing. 11Come, my children, and listen to me, and I will teach you to fear the Lord.
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יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה קְדֹשָׁ֑יו כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַ֝חְס֗וֹר לִירֵאָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 34:9
- Psalms 22:23Praise the Lord, all you who fear him! Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!
- Psalms 31:23Love the Lord, all you godly ones! For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant.
- Psalms 89:7The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God. He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne.
- Genesis 22:12“Don’t lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.”
- Isaiah 8:13Make the Lord of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life. He is the one you should fear. He is the one who should make you tremble.
- Hosea 3:5But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the Lord their God and to David’s descendant, their king. In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the Lord and of his goodness.
- Revelation 15:3And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations.
- Psalms 23:1The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.
- Luke 12:30These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers all over the world, but your Father already knows your needs.
- Romans 8:32Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?
- 1 Corinthians 3:22whether Paul or Apollos or Peter, or the world, or life and death, or the present and the future. Everything belongs to you,
- Philippians 4:19And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us 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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