Psalms 34:2
My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
In Context
1I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
3Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
Cross References
Job 1:21saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
Psalms 32:5Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
Psalms 105:3Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Psalms 142:7Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
Jeremiah 9:24But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth— for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
2 Corinthians 10:17Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
Matthew Henry on Psalms 34:2-11
Praise and Thanksgiving. 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… Read the whole commentary →