Psalm 34:9
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What does Psalm 34:9 mean?
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.
