Tree of Life Version
Psalms 34:11
11Young lions may lack, and go hungry, but those who seek Adonai want for no good thing.
Psalms 34:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Context of Psalms 34:11
9Taste and see how good Adonai is. Blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him. 10Fear Adonai, His kedoshim, For those who fear Him lack nothing. Young lions may lack, and go hungry, but those who seek Adonai want for no good thing. 12Come, children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of Adonai. 13Who is the one who delights in life, and loves to see good days?
Read all of Psalms 34Psalms 34:11 word by word
לְֽכוּ־בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י יִֽרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 34:11
- Proverbs 4:1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention, to gain understanding.
- Proverbs 7:24Now then, sons, listen to me, pay attention to the words of my mouth.
- Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me. Those who earnestly seek me find me.
- Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not turn from it.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1So remember your Creator in the days of your youth: before the days of misery come, and years draw near when you will say: “I have no pleasure in them”—
- Isaiah 28:9To whom will He teach knowledge? To whom will He explain the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just taken from the breast?
- Matthew 18:2And He called a child to Himself, set him in the midst of them,
- Mark 10:14But when Yeshua saw this, He got angry. He told them, “Let the little children come to Me! Do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
- John 13:33Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will search for Me; and just as I told the Judean leaders, so I say to you now, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
- 2 Timothy 3:15and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to make you wise, leading to salvation through trusting in Messiah Yeshua.
- Psalms 32:8“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will give counsel—My eye is on you.
- Psalms 111:10The fear of Adonai is the beginning of wisdom. All who follow His precepts have good understanding. His praise endures forever!
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of Adonai is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
- Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my words and treasure my mitzvot within you,
Commentaries on Psalms 34:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Come, ye children - All ye that are of an humble, teachable spirit. I will teach you the fear of the Lord - I shall introduce the translation and paraphrase from my old Psalter; and the rather because I believe there is a reference to that very improper and unholy method of teaching youth the system of heathen mythology before they are taught one sound lesson of true divinity, till at last their minds are imbued with heathenism, and the vicious conduct of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Come, ye children - From persons in general Psalm 34:8 - from the saints and the pious Psalm 34:9 - the psalmist now turns to children - to the young - that he may state to them the result of his own experience, and teach them from that experience how they may find happiness and prosperity. The original word here rendered “children” properly means “sons;” but there can be no doubt that the psalmist meant to address the young in general. There is no…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. 11Anyone who listens, even children, can become wise followers of God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. children--subjects of instruction (Pr 1:8, 10).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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