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Psalms 34:2
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I will boast in the Lord;the humble will hear and be glad.
My soul shall boast in the LORD. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord ; let the humble hear and be glad.
My whole being praises the Lord . The poor will hear and be glad.
I will boast in the Lord ; let the oppressed hear and rejoice!
My soul makes its boast in the LORD; The humble and downtrodden will hear it and rejoice.
My soul will make its boast in the LORD; The humble will hear it and rejoice.
My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.
My soule shall glory in the Lord: the humble shall heare it, and be glad.
My soul will make its boast in Yahweh;The humble will hear it and rejoice.
My soul will boast in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.
With all my heart, I will praise the Lord . Let all who are helpless, listen and be glad.
I will bless Adonai at all times; his praise will always be in my mouth.
My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice.
Humble people, listen and be happy, while I brag about the Lord .
My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad.
I will praise him for what he has done; may all who are oppressed listen and be glad!
My soul makes its boast in Yahweh; let the humble hear and be glad.
My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah; the humble shall hear and be glad.
My soule shall make hir boast in the LORDE: the poore oppressed shal heare therof, and be glad.
My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah: The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.
My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.
I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soule shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall heare thereof, and be glad.
My soule shal glory in God: the humble shall heare therof and be glad.
My soul shall boast herself in the Lord: let the meek hear, and rejoice.
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.
Mi soule schal be preisid in the Lord; mylde men here, and be glad.
My soul shall make her boast in Yahweh: The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear [of it] and be glad.
My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
I will boast only in the Lord ; let all who are helpless take heart.
My soul will be proud to tell about the Lord. Let those who suffer hear it and be filled with joy.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord ; let the humble hear and be glad.
In Yahweh, boasteth my soul, The patient oppressed-ones shall hear and be glad.
(33-3) In the Lord shall my soul be praised: let the meek hear and rejoice.
My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and be glad.
In Jehovah doth my soul boast herself, Hear do the humble and rejoice.
I live and breathe God ; if things aren't going well, hear this and be happy:
My soul will make its boast in the Lord ; The humble will hear it and rejoice.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
make: Psalms 44:8, Psalms 105:3, Isaiah 45:25, Jeremiah 9:24, 1 Corinthians 1:31, 2 Corinthians 10:17
the humble: Psalms 22:22-24, Psalms 32:5, Psalms 32:6, Psalms 119:74, Psalms 142:7, 1 Timothy 1:15, 1 Timothy 1:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:52 - worshipped Genesis 48:16 - redeemed Exodus 18:1 - heard 1 Chronicles 16:10 - Glory Psalms 62:8 - Trust Psalms 66:16 - Come Psalms 69:32 - The humble Psalms 143:9 - flee unto thee Luke 1:46 - General 2 Corinthians 1:4 - that Philippians 4:4 - alway
Cross-References
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter: which thing ought not to be done.
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord,.... Not in men, nor in any outward enjoyment, nor in any works of righteousness, but in the Lord; "in the Word of the Lord", as the Targum; in the Lord Jesus Christ; in his wisdom, strength, riches, righteousness, redemption, and salvation; in interest in him, and communion with him: and this is not tongue but soul boasting; and not flashy and selfish, but solid, spiritual, and hearty; and with all the powers and faculties of the soul; see 1 Corinthians 1:29;
the humble shall hear [thereof]; either of the deliverance the psalmist had out of the hands of his enemies; or of his blessing and praising the Lord for the same, and making his boast in him as the God of his salvation; or of both: of these humble ones, 1 Corinthians 1:29- :;
and be glad; for such rejoice with them that rejoice, and are glad at heart that others share in the goodness and grace of God; and also because by such an instance of the divine power and kindness they are encouraged to hope that he will, in his own time, deliver them out of their afflictions and distresses also.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord - I myself will rejoice and exult in him. The word “boast” here refers to that on which a man would value himself; that which would be most prominent in his mind when he endeavored to call to remembrance what he could reflect on with most pleasure. The psalmist here says that when He did this, it would not be wealth or strength to which he would refer; it would not be his rank or position in society; it would not be what he had done, nor what he had gained, as pertaining to this life. His joy would spring from the fact that there was a God; that he was such a God, and that he could regard him as His God. This would be his chief distinction - that on which he would value himself most. Of all the things that we can possess in this world, the crowning distinction is, that we have a God, and that he is such a being as he is.
The humble shall hear thereof - The poor; the afflicted; those who are in the lower walks of life. They should hear that he put his trust in God, and they should find joy in being thus directed to God as their portion and their hope. The psalmist seems to have referred here to that class particularly, because:
(a) they would be more likely to appreciate this than those of more elevated rank, or than those who had never known affliction; and
(b) because this would be specially fitted to impart to them support and consolation, as derived from his own experience.
He had been in trouble. He had been encompassed with dangers. He had been mercifully protected and delivered. He was about to state how it had been done. He was sure that they who were in the circumstances in which he had been would welcome the truths which he was about to state, and would rejoice that there might be deliverance for them also, and that they too might find God a protector and a friend. Calamity, danger, poverty, trial, are often of eminent advantage in preparing the mind to appreciate the nature, and to prize the lessons of religion.
And be glad - Rejoice in the story of my deliverance, since it will lead them to see that they also may find deliverance in the day of trial.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 34:2. My soul shall make her boast — Shall set itself to praise the Lord-shall consider this its chief work.
The humble — ענוים anavim, the afflicted, such as David had been.
