Psa. 34:Titlea| Of| Psa. 3 title
Psa. 34:Titleb| disguised| 1|Sam. 21:13
Psa. 34:Title*| Abimelech
| Probably a title referring to the kings of Philistia, as Pharaoh referred to the kings of Egypt.
Psa. 34:11| I
| This psalm is one of the alphabetical, or acrostic, psalms. See note 11 in Psa. 9.
Psa. 34:12| bless
| To bless God is to speak well of Him, praising Him with adoration. See note 31 in Eph. 1.
Psa. 34:3a| Magnify| Psa. 35:27;| 40:16;| 69:30;| 70:4;| Luke 1:46
Psa. 34:61| saved
| Here David gave God the credit for delivering him from Abimelech (Achish the king of Gath—1|Sam. 21:10). Actually, David delivered himself in a dishonorable way by disguising himself as being insane (1|Sam. 21:10—22:1a).
Psa. 34:7a| angel| Dan. 3:28;| 6:22;| Matt. 18:10;| Acts 12:11;| Heb. 1:14
Psa. 34:7b| encamps| Gen. 32:1-2
Psa. 34:81a| Taste| Heb. 6:4-5;| 1|Pet. 2:3
| God with His goodness can be tasted by us (1|Pet. 2:3 and note 1). We taste and see that God is good in His house, that is, in Christ, in the church, and eventually in the New Jerusalem. See note 11 in Psa. 25.
Psa. 34:82b| Blessed| Psa. 2:12
| Or, Happy.
Psa. 34:12a| Who| vv. 12-15: 1|Pet. 3:10-12
Psa. 34:13a| tongue| Psa. 15:3;| 39:1;| Prov. 21:23;| James 1:26
Psa. 34:14a| Turn| Psa. 37:27;| 1|Pet. 3:11;| 3|John 11
Psa. 34:18a| contrite| Psa. 51:17;| Isa. 57:15;| 66:2
Psa. 34:20a| bones| John 19:36
Psa. 34:201| Not
| Here, in describing his own suffering, David typified the suffering Christ (John 19:33, 36; cf. Exo. 12:46). See note 362 in John 19.
Psa. 34:22a| take| Psa. 2:12;| cf. Mark 16:16