Psalms 34:1
Of David himself. O Lord, judge those who harm me; assail those who attack me.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
In Context
2Take hold of weapons and a shield, and rise up in assistance to me.
Cross References
Genesis 20:2And he said about his wife Sarah: “She is my sister.” Therefore, Abimelech, the king of Gerar, sent for her and took her.
1 Samuel 21:11And the servants of Achish, when they had seen David, said to him: “Is this not David, the king of the land? Were they not singing about him, while dancing, saying, ‘Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand?’”
1 Samuel 21:14And Achish said to his servants: “You saw that the man is insane. Why did you bring him to me?
Psalms 71:8And he will rule from sea to sea and from the river to the limits of the whole world.
Psalms 145:1Alleluia. Of Haggai and Zachariah.
Isaiah 24:15Because of this, glorify the Lord in doctrine: the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 34:1
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 gives good counsel to us all, as unto children, to take heed of sin, and to make conscience of our duty both to God and… Read the whole commentary →