The Nugget:
Psa 34:2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. (KJV)
Psa 34:2 I’m boasting of you and all your works, so let all who are discouraged take heart. (TPT, The Passion Translation)
Psa 34:2 My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. (NIV, New International Version)
Psa 34:2 I will boast in the LORD;
let the oppressed hear and rejoice! (NET Bible)
Psa 34:2 My soul will glory in the LORD; humble people will be glad to hear it. (Beck translation)
Psa 34:2 I will praise him for what he has done; may all who are oppressed listen and be glad! (GNB, Good News Bible)
Psa 34:2 My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad. (BBE, Bible in Basic English)
Psa 34:2 Humble people, listen and be happy, while I brag about the LORD. (ERV, Easy to Read Version)
Psa 34:2 My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice. (Darby translation)
Psa 34:2 With all my heart, I will praise the LORD. Let all who are helpless, listen and be glad. (CEV, Contemporary English Version)
My Comment:
David had a testimony to share. He was eager to share his experience of God’s faithfulness and deliverance with others. Humble people will be glad to hear what he has to say.
This echoes a pattern in life for those who know the Lord. Our lives will be a testimony to God’s grace and faithfulness. I have experienced instances where others knew where I stood immediately without my ever saying a word about it. This has been true of fellow employees when I worked for the Michigan Bell Telephone Company. It has often been true of my students when I taught at the high school level in Detroit. The result has sometimes been that lives have been turned around for the better and souls have come to a saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom all credit and praise belongs.
Dig deeper into what and where else the Bible has to say on the subjects found at Psalm 34:2 by reading and studying the cross references newly expanded for Psalm 34:2 for the Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:
Psalms 34:2
soul. Heb. nephesh, +Gen 34:3. Luk 1:46.
make her boast. Psa 9:12; Psa 44:8; Psa 64:10; Psa 70:4; Psa 105:3; Psa 106:5, Song 5:16, Isa 45:25, *Jer 9:23; Jer 9:24, Luk 1:46, Act 10:46, 1Co 1:31, 2Co 1:4, 2Co 10:17, Gal 6:14, **Heb 13:15.
the humble. or, patient, oppressed, depressed. Psa 9:12; Psa 10:12; Psa 10:17; Psa 22:22, 23, 24; +*Psa 25:9; Psa 32:5, 6; *Psa 66:16; Psa 69:32; *Psa 119:74; Psa 142:7, Pro 14:21, Mat 5:16, Luk 2:38, 1Ti 1:15, 16.
shall hear. %Psa 66:18, Exo 18:1,
and be glad. Psa 9:2, Psa 69:32, 1Sa 2:1, 1Ch 16:10, **1Ti 1:16.