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Psalms 34:9-10

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. They are very strong, those young lions. They are fierce. They are rapacious. They are cunning. And yet they do lack and suffer hunger. And there are many men in this...

Psalms 34:10

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And suffer hunger: They try to take care of themselves, and therefore they get badly taken care of. Psa_34:10. But they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. When God takes care of us, we are well taken care of, though we are not lions, but sheep; for we have a Shepherd, and the lions have not, so we “shall not want any good thing.”

Psalms 34:10

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: Strong as they are, and crafty as they are, they howl, because of their hunger, sometimes. Psa_34:10. But they that seek the LORD Though they have no craft, and no courage, and no strength, and no foresight. Psa_34:10. Shall not want any good thing. Plead that, tried child of God. Plead it: plead it. If...

Psalms 34:10

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: They are strong, and fierce, and crafty, and unscrupulous, yet still they suffer hunger: — Psa_34:10. But they that seek the LORD; shall not want any good thing. Though they be neither cruel, nor cunning, nor strong, “they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.” What a promise for you to plead...

Psalms 34:11

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. I should not wonder but that, when David played the madman, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, the children in the streets gathered round him, and mocked him. Wherever we have done harm to any, let us try to do them good. So did David; he sought to gather the children...

Psalms 34:11

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: — This man of God has made his confession to the saints, and now he tells it out to the children. There is nothing like working on material that will last, and those who are now children will most of them be alive when those who are now old men are dead and gone. So David says, “Come ye children, hearken unto...

Psalms 34:11-13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

I will teach you the fear of the LORD. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. There is life or death in the human tongue; there is life in the tongue that is under subjection to the will of God, there is death, there is mischief of all sorts, in a...

Psalms 34:11

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Come, ye children hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. A Sunday School teacher’s text. Gather the children close to you. Say, “Come near me. I would be familiar with you.” It was a king who spoke these words, and yet he delighted to say, “Come ye children.” Win their attention. “Hearken unto me.” If they do not hear, how shall...

Psalms 34:11-13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. He who can manage his tongue can manage his whole body; for the tongue is the rudder of the ship, and if that be properly held, the...

Psalms 34:12-13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. He that can rule his tongue can rule his whole body. Alas! that unruly member destroys peace and happiness in thousands of cases. The tongue can no man tame, but the grace of God can tame it; and that man...

Psalms 34:12-13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Children’s tongues are very active, and they need to be reminded that their tongues must be sanctified or they will say what is evil. David had both spoken and acted with guile at the court of Achish, so he...

Psalms 34:12-13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from speaking guile. He begins with one of the hardest practical duties of the fear of God for he that bridleth his tongue is able also be bridle the whole body. The tongue is such an unruly member that if that be kept — and only through grace can it be so — then we...

Psalms 34:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. True happiness is found in true holiness. “Depart from evil.” That is, do not go after it. But it is much more than that. Go away from it. Give it a wide berth. “Depart from evil.” But be not satisfied with the negatives. It is not enough to say, “I do not do any evil,” but do good. The...

Psalms 34:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Depart from evil, and do good; Get away from evil as far as you can; that is the negative side. Do good, that is the positive side of piety. He who obeys these two commands shall find happiness and blessing. Psa_34:14. Seek peace, and pursue it. Do not be of an angry, irritable, quarrelsome frame of mind. If you do not at once find peace, seek it;...

Psalms 34:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Depart from evil and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. A great deal packed away into a small compass there. There is the negative “Depart from evil,” and the positive which must go with it, “Do good.” And if you do not do good, you will soon do evil. And then there is that blessed precept “Seek peace.” Hunt after it, if you cannot spy it out,...