--- title: "Psalms 34 - Study King James Bible with cokes commentary on the holy bible" description: "Read Psalms 34 with cokes commentary on the holy bible commentary. 1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear there" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/cokes-commentary-on-the-holy-bible/psalms/34" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/34)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/34)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/34) Audio 1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise *shall* continually *be* in my mouth.* 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear *thereof*, and be glad. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.* 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard *him*, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 8 O taste and see that the LORD *is* good: blessed *is* the man *that* trusteth in him. 9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for *there is* no want to them that fear him. 10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good *thing*. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12 What man *is he that* desireth life, *and* loveth *many* days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the LORD *are* upon the righteous, and his ears *are open* unto their cry. 16 The face of the LORD *is* against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 *The righteous* cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18 The LORD *is* nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.** 19 Many *are* the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. 20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. 21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.* 22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.* [Psalms 33](/study/psalms/33) [Psalms 35](/study/psalms/35) ## Commentary To verse 1 [Psalms 34:0](/kjv/psalms/34/0). *David praiseth God, and exhorteth others thereto by his experience. They are blessed that trust in God. He exhorteth to the fear of God. The privileges of the righteous.* *A Psalm*of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. ***Title.*****ויגרשׁהו*********vaigarshehu. Who drove him away*****—** *Who dismissed him,*according to the Vulgate, LXX, Arabic, &c. It is very probable, that *Abimelech*was a name of dignity given to all the kings of Gath, as *Pharaoh*and *Caesar*were to the Egyptian and Roman kings. See the notes on [1 Samuel 21:0](/kjv/1-samuel/21/0). Dr. Delaney is of opinion, that David wrote this psalm for the use and instruction of those men who resorted to him at Adullam, after his departure from Gath. The psalm (says he) contains the noblest encouragements to piety and virtue, from an assurance that all such as are so devoted are the immediate care of Almighty God; as all those of a contrary character are his abhorrence, and the sure marks of his vengeance. The psalm, considered in this light, is certainly one of the noblest, the best turned, best judged, and best adapted compositions, that ever was penned. David begins by encouraging them to piety and gratitude to God from his own example, [Psalms 34:1-7](/kjv/psalms/34/1-7). He then exhorts others to make trial of the same mercies; to learn the goodness of God from their own experience, [Psalms 34:8-9](/kjv/psalms/34/8-9). He then assures them, that strength and magnanimity are no securities from want and distress; whereas trust and confidence in God are a never-failing source of every thing that is good, [Psalms 34:10](/kjv/psalms/34/10). After which he sums up all in a most pathetic and beautiful exhortation to piety and virtue, and to confidence in God; in full assurance, that, as he was the guardian and true protector of virtue in distress, so was he the unerring observer and steady avenger of wickedness. 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