Psalm 34:9

Translations

Modern

Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

Traditional

O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

Literal

Fear YHWH, His holy ones, for There is no lack for those fearing Him.

Latin

Timete Dominum, omnes sancti ejus, quoniam non est inopia timentibus eum.

Original

Hebrew

English

Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

Notes

Psalms 34:9–10

Fear of the Lord includes reverence and respect, and it motivates a life of wisdom (see Proverbs 1:7; 9:10).

Psalms 34:8–14

The godly encourage everyone to seek wisdom, to fear the Lord, and to place themselves under the protection of the Lord’s angel.

Psalms 34:1–22

This wisdom psalm includes a thanksgiving song of praise (Psalm 34:1–7) that celebrates the Lord for caring for and protecting godly sufferers. It also includes an invitation to wisdom (Psalm 34:8–14) and explains wisdom concerning the Lord’s care for the needy and the suffering of the wicked (Psalm 34:15–22).

Theme notes and profiles

David Praise Psalms The Poor and Needy in the Psalms Trusting God in the Psalms Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

Romans 8:32
He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 23:1
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Luke 12:30–32
For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
Psalm 31:23
Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
Revelation 15:3–4
…and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
Psalm 89:7
In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
Genesis 22:12
“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
Psalm 22:23
You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
1 Corinthians 3:22–23
…whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
Isaiah 8:13–14
The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.
Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.

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