Psalms 34:9
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. He will supply all their wants. You need not fear for anything else when once you fear God.
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Psalms 34:10
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger,.... According to Apollinarius, "the needy rich, whom famine presses;'' see Job 4:10; but they that seek the Lord; by prayer, diligently, with their whole heart, and in the sincerity of their souls; the Targum is, "that seek the doctrine of the Lord"; that seek instruction from him, and to be taught by...
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
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Come, ye children,.... Meaning either his own children, those of his own family, judging it his duty to instruct them, and bring them up in the fear of the Lord; or his subjects, to whom he stood in the relation of a father, as every king does; or all his hearers, as those who attended the prophets are called the children or sons of the prophets;...
Psalms 34:11
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Come, ye children, Ye that are beginning life — you that want to know where true happiness is found Psa_34:11. Hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. It is that which you want to know, beyond everything else.
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
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
What man [is he that] desireth life?.... Every man desires life, even a natural life; it is more desirable than all things in it; especially an healthful life, without which the blessings and mercies of life cannot be comfortably enjoyed; and still more a life of prosperity; life, with an affluence of good things, and even a long one: though it...
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
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
What man is he that desireth life, What man is he that does not desire life? Love of it is innate in us all.
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 34:13
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Keep thy tongue from evil,.... This, and what follows in this verse and Psalms 34:14, point at the things wherein the fear of God shows itself; and suggest, that those who have it, and which is known by these fruits, shall enjoy the desirable and good days before mentioned. The tongue is an instrument of much evil, an unruly member, and needs...
Psalms 34:14
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Depart from evil,.... This denotes that evil is near to men; it keeps close to them, and should be declined and shunned: and it regards all sorts of evil; evil men, and their evil company; evil things, evil words and works, and all appearance of evil; and the fear of the Lord shows itself in an hatred of it, and a departure from it, Proverbs 8:13;...
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...