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Psalms 34:6
6They who looked to Him were radiant, and their faces will never be ashamed.
Psalms 34:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
- New International Version (NIV)This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
- English Standard Version (ESV)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
- New King James Version (NKJV)This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
Context of Psalms 34:6
4Magnify Adonai with me and let us exalt His Name together. 5I sought Adonai, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. They who looked to Him were radiant, and their faces will never be ashamed. 7This poor man cried, and Adonai heard, and saved him out of all his troubles. 8The angel of Adonai encamps around those who fear Him, and delivers them.
Read all of Psalms 34Psalms 34:6 word by word
זֶ֤ה עָנִ֣י קָ֭רָא וַיהוָ֣ה שָׁמֵ֑עַ וּמִכָּל־צָ֝רוֹתָ֗יו הוֹשִׁיעֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 34:6
- Psalms 3:4But You, Adonai, are a shield around me, my glory and the lifter of my head.
- Psalms 10:17You hear, Adonai, the desire of the meek. You encourage them and incline Your ear.
- Psalms 40:17Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You. Let those who love Your salvation continually say: “Adonai be magnified!”
- Psalms 66:16Come and listen, all you who fear God. I will tell what He has done for my soul.
- Psalms 34:17The face of Adonai is against evildoers, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
- Genesis 48:16The Angel who redeemed me from all evil, May He bless the boys, and may they be called by my name, and by the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac. May they multiply to a multitude in the midst of the land.”
- 2 Samuel 22:1David spoke to Adonai the words of this song in the day that Adonai delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
- Revelation 7:14Then he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Commentaries on Psalms 34:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6This poor man cried - עני זה zeh ani, "This afflicted man," David.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6This poor man cried - The psalmist here returns to his own particular experience. The emphasis here is on the word “this:” “This poor, afflicted, persecuted man cried.” There is something much more touching in this than if he had merely said “I,” or “I myself” cried. The language brings before us at once his afflicted and miserable condition. The word “poor” here - עני ‛ânı̂y - does not mean “poor” in the sense of a want of wealth, but “poor” in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The psalmist describes his experiences of answered prayer.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-75-7. God's favor to the pious generally, and to himself specially, is celebrated. looked--with desire for help. lightened--or, "brightened," expressing joy, opposed to the downcast features of those who are ashamed or disappointed (Psa 25:2, 3).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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