Psalms 34:1 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Psalms 34:1 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 5:18
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Colossians 3:17
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Psalms 145:1-2
David's Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. …
Ephesians 5:20
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Psalms 71:8
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-10)

The title of this psalm tells us both who penned it and upon what occasion it was penned. David, being forced to flee from his country, which was made too hot for him by the rage of Saul, sought shelter as near it as he could, in the land of the Philistines. There it was soon discovered who he was, and he was brought before the king, who, in the narrative, is called Achish (his proper name), here…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 1)

Psa 34:1-22. On the title compare 1Sa 21:13. Abimelech was the general name of the sovereign (Ge 20:2). After celebrating God’s gracious dealings with him, the Psalmist exhorts others to make trial of His providential care, instructing them how to secure it. He then contrasts God’s care of His people and His punitive providence towards the wicked. 1-4. Even in distress, which excites supplication,…