Psalms 34:12
They repaid me evil for good, to the deprivation of my soul.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
In Context
11Unfair witnesses have risen up, interrogating me about things of which I am ignorant.
Cross References
Genesis 49:2Gather together and listen, O sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.
Deuteronomy 30:20and so that you may love the Lord your God, and obey his voice, and cling to him, (for he is your life and the length of your days) and so that you may live in the land, about which the Lord swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give it to them.”
Job 7:7Remember that my life is wind, and my eye will not return to see good things.
Psalms 4:6Offer the sacrifice of justice, and hope in the Lord. Many say, “Who reveals to us what is good?”
Psalms 91:16so that they may announce that the Lord our God is righteous and that there is no iniquity in him.
Proverbs 7:24Therefore, my son, hear me now, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 34:12-22
An Exhortation to Fear God; The Privileges of the Righteous. 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… Read the whole commentary →