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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 34 [A Psalm] of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. The author of this psalm is expressed by name; and the time and occasion of it are plainly intimated: it was composed by David, "when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech"; not Ahimelech the priest, sometimes called Abimelech, 1 Chronicles 18:16; to whom David...
John Gill
The eyes of the Lord [are] upon the righteous,.... These are the same with them that fear the Lord, and do good; not that they become righteous in the sight of God, or are justified before him, by their fear of him, and by their good works; but these are the fruits and effects of grace, showing them to be righteous persons; for it is only by the righteousness of Christ that men are righteous...
Matthew Henry
This psalm was penned upon a particular occasion, as appears by the title, and yet there is little in it peculiar to that occasion, but that which is general, both by way of thanksgiving to God an instruction to us. I. He praises God for the experience which he and others had had of his goodness, ver. 1-6. II. He encourages all good people to trust in God and to seek to him, ver. 7-10. III. He...
Charles H. Spurgeon
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto heir cry. God is all eye and all ear, and all his eye and all his ear are for his people. Are you distressed in heart? God sees your distress. Are you crying in secret in the bitterness of your soul? God hears your cry. You are not alone. O lonely spirit, broken spirit, be not dismayed; be not given to despair. God is with...
Charles H. Spurgeon
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, He does not merely give a glance at them now and then, but his eyes rest on them, he is always watching them. Psa_34:15. And his ears are open unto their cry. The translators put in the words “are open,” but they were not needed.
Charles H. Spurgeon
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. He gives them his eyes and his ears, and this means that he gives them himself, and that he is ever ready to perceive their needs, and to hear their cries.
Charles H. Spurgeon
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, He watches them. He loves them too well to let them ever be out of his sight. He views them with complacency. He regards them with affection. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous. Psa_34:15. And his ears are open unto their cry. Ready to hear their feeblest prayer — the cry of their pain — their distress. His ears are always open.
Charles H. Spurgeon
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The Lord is always watching them, and he is always listening that he may hear everything they say, especially when they cry unto him.