Psalms 34:2
In Yahweh, boasteth my soul, The patient oppressed-ones shall hear and be glad.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
In Context
1Let me bless Yahweh at all times, Continually be his praise in my mouth.
3Ascribe ye greatness unto Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his Name together.
Cross References
Job 1:21and said—Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked must I return thither, Yahweh, gave, and, Yahweh, hath taken away,—The name of Yahweh be blessed!
Psalms 32:5My sin, would I own unto thee, and, mine iniquity, not hide, I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Yahweh, And, thou, didst forgive the iniquity of my sin. [Selah.]
Psalms 105:3Make your boast in his holy Name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh.
Psalms 142:7O bring forth, out of prison, my soul, That I may give thanks unto thy Name,—About me, let the righteous gather round, for thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
Jeremiah 9:24But, in this, let the glorying one glory—In having intelligence and in knowing me, That, I, am Yahweh, Executing lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth,—That in these things, I delight Declareth Yahweh.
2 Corinthians 10:17He that boasteth, however, in the Lord, let him boast;
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 →