The Nugget:
Psa 34:7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. (KJV)
Psa 34:7 Guardian of those who fear the Lord, his angel encamps at their side, and brings deliverance. (Knox Translation)
Psa 34:7 The angel of the Lord will encamp round about them that fear him, and will deliver them. (LXX., Brenton translation)
Psa 34:7 (34:8) The angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear him: and shall deliver them. (DRB, Douay-Rheims Bible)
Psa 34:7 The LORD’s angel camps around
the LORD’s loyal followers and delivers them. (NET Bible)
Psa 34:7 The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them. (ASV, American Standard Version)
Psa 34:7 The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe. (BBE, Bible in Basic English)
Psa 34:7 His angel guards those who honor the LORD and rescues them from danger. (GNB, Good News Bible)
Psa 34:7 The Messenger of the LORD camps around those who fear him, and he rescues them. (GW, God’s Word translation)
Psa 34:7 The LORD’S angel builds a camp around his followers, and he protects them. (ERV, Easy to Read Version)
Psa 34:7 If you honor the LORD, his angel will protect you. (CEV, Contemporary English Version)
My Comment:
I sometimes wonder how often God has protected each of us from danger that we did not see? I believe I was protected on Thursday, March 13, 1986, when I was shot in the back of my head by an unknown assailant as I walked across the back teacher parking lot at Southeastern High School. There may well be many things going on in terms of what may be called “spiritual warfare” that are unseen by us. Prayer is one of the “weapons” of our spiritual warfare, as is the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God which we have in our Bible.
To dig deeper into these themes mentioned in Psalm 34:7, read and study the following cross references taken from the Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:
Psalms 34:7
The angel of the Lord. Psa 35:5; *Psa 91:11; *Psa 91:12, +*Gen 22:15 note. Gen 24:7; Gen 48:16, 1Ki 19:5, 2Ki 19:35, *Dan 6:22, *Mat 18:10, *Luk 16:22, Act 5:19; Act 12:7; Act 12:11, *Heb 1:14.
encampeth. Psa 125:2, *Gen 32:1; *Gen 32:2, Exo 14:19, 20, 2Sa 17:24; 2Sa 17:27; 2Sa 19:32, *2Ki 6:17, 2Ch 18:31, *Job 1:10, Pro 14:26, Zec 9:8.
that fear him. +Deut 6:2, +Pro 3:7; Pro 14:26, +Ecc 12:13.
delivereth. Psa 7:4; Psa 18:19; *Psa 50:15; Psa 81:7; Psa 91:15, 2Sa 4:9; 2Sa 22:20, Job 36:15, *Isa 63:9, Dan 3:25; Dan 3:28, Mat 4:6, *Act 12:7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
or, armeth. Jos 4:13 mg. Jos 6:7; Jos 6:9; Jos 6:13, 1Ch 12:23, 24 mg.