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THE MESSAGE
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 shall make her boast in the Lord : the humble shall hear thereof, 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.
My soul will make its boast in the Lord ; The humble will hear it and rejoice.
Contextual Overview
A David Psalm, When He Outwitted Abimelech and Got Away
I bless God every chance I get; my lungs expand with his praise. 2 I live and breathe God ; if things aren't going well, hear this and be happy: 3 Join me in spreading the news; together let's get the word out. 4 God met me more than halfway, he freed me from my anxious fears. 5 Look at him; give him your warmest smile. Never hide your feelings from him. 6 When I was desperate, I called out, and God got me out of a tight spot. 7 God 's angel sets up a circle of protection around us while we pray. 8 Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see— how good God is. Blessed are you who run to him. 9 Worship God if you want the best; worship opens doors to all his goodness. 10 Young lions on the prowl get hungry, but God -seekers are full of God.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
Shechem then spoke for himself, addressing Dinah's father and brothers: "Please, say yes. I'll pay anything. Set the bridal price as high as you will—the sky's the limit! Only give me this girl for my wife."
Everyone who was anyone in the city agreed with Hamor and his son, Shechem; every male was circumcised.
Three days after the circumcision, while all the men were still very sore, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each with his sword in hand, walked into the city as if they owned the place and murdered every man there. They also killed Hamor and his son Shechem, rescued Dinah from Shechem's house, and left. When the rest of Jacob's sons came on the scene of slaughter, they looted the entire city in retaliation for Dinah's rape. Flocks, herds, donkeys, belongings—everything, whether in the city or the fields—they took. And then they took all the wives and children captive and ransacked their homes for anything valuable.
Samson went down to Timnah. There in Timnah a woman caught his eye, a Philistine girl. He came back and told his father and mother, "I saw a woman in Timnah, a Philistine girl; get her for me as my wife."
One late afternoon, David got up from taking his nap and was strolling on the roof of the palace. From his vantage point on the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was stunningly beautiful. David sent to ask about her, and was told, "Isn't this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?" David sent his agents to get her. After she arrived, he went to bed with her. (This occurred during the time of "purification" following her period.) Then she returned home. Before long she realized she was pregnant. Later she sent word to David: "I'm pregnant."
"I made a solemn pact with myself never to undress a girl with my eyes. So what can I expect from God? What do I deserve from God Almighty above? Isn't calamity reserved for the wicked? Isn't disaster supposed to strike those who do wrong? Isn't God looking, observing how I live? Doesn't he mark every step I take?
"If I've let myself be seduced by a woman and conspired to go to bed with her, Fine, my wife has every right to go ahead and sleep with anyone she wants to. For disgusting behavior like that, I'd deserve the worst punishment you could hand out. Adultery is a fire that burns the house down; I wouldn't expect anything I count dear to survive it.
Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.
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.
