Psalm 34:9

9 Fürchtet den HERRN, ihr seine Heiligen! denn die ihn fürchten, haben keinen Mangel.

Psalm 34:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 34:9

O fear the Lord, ye his saints
Who are sanctified by his Spirit, and so are openly and manifestly his; these are exhorted to fear the Lord with reverence and godly fear; and great reason there is why they should fear him, since he is King of saints, and fear is due to him from them; and seeing they have received many instances of grace and goodness from him, and therefore should fear him for his goodness's sake; and besides they, and they only, know him, and have the grace of fear in them, and so only can exercise it on him;

for [there is] no want to them that fear him;
not in spirituals, since so much goodness is laid up for them; the heart of God is towards them, his secret is with them, his eye is upon them, and the sun of righteousness arises on them; and both grace and glory are given to them; nor in temporals, since godliness, or the fear of God, has the promise of this life, as well as of that which is to come.

Psalm 34:9 In-Context

7 Der Engel des HERRN lagert sich um die her, so ihn fürchten, und hilft ihnen aus.
8 Schmecket und sehet, wie freundlich der HERR ist. Wohl dem, der auf ihn traut!
9 Fürchtet den HERRN, ihr seine Heiligen! denn die ihn fürchten, haben keinen Mangel.
10 Reiche müssen darben und hungern; aber die den HERRN suchen, haben keinen Mangel an irgend einem Gut.
11 Kommt her, Kinder, höret mir zu; ich will euch die Furcht des HERRN lehren:
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