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 encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. 10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. 11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Psalms 34:9 word by word

יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה קְדֹשָׁ֑יו כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַ֝חְס֗וֹר לִירֵאָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

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Cross-references for Psalms 34:9

• Psalms 22:23Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.
• Psalms 31:23O love the LORD, all ye his saints: the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
• Psalms 89:7A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, and to be feared above all them that are round about him?
• Genesis 22:12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.
• Isaiah 8:13The LORD of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
• Hosea 3:5afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall come with fear unto the LORD and to his goodness in the latter days.
• Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages.
• Psalms 23:1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
• Luke 12:30For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
• Romans 8:32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall 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 are yours;
• Philippians 4:19And my God shall fulfill every need of yours 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

Topics related to Psalms 34:9

• Fear of God
• Righteous
• Testimony

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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