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2My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

Psalms 34:2

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.

  • That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

  • They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

  • In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

  • But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

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…

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