Psalms 34 · Verse 4

Psalms 34:4

I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Psalms 34:4, King James Version

Psalms 34:4 in other translations

BSB	I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
WEB	I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
ASV	I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.
YLT	I sought Jehovah, and He answered me, And from all my fears did deliver me.
DARBY	I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
BBE	I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.
Webster	I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

What does Psalms 34:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 34:1-4

Psa 34:1-22. On the title compare 1Sa 21:13. Abimelech was the general name of the sovereign (Ge 20:2). After celebrating God's gracious dealings with him, the Psalmist exhorts others to make trial of His providential care, instructing them how to secure it. He then contrasts God's care of His people and His punitive providence towards the wicked. 1-4. Even in distress, which excites supplication, there is always…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 4 I sought the Lord - This is the reason and cause of his gratitude. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me out of all my fears. This answers to the history; for when David heard what the servants of Achish said concerning him, "he laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid," 1Sam 21:13. To save him, God caused the epileptic fit to seize him; and, in consequence, he was dismissed by Achish, as one whose defection from his master, and union with the Philistines, could be of no use, and thus David's life and honor were preserved. The reader will see that I proceed on the ground laid down by the Septuagint. See before, Psa 34:1 (note).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 34:1-10

If we hope to spend eternity in praising God, it is fit that we should spend much of our time here in this work. He never said to any one, Seek ye me in vain. David's prayers helped to silence his fears; many besides him have looked unto the Lord by faith and prayer, and it has wonderfully revived and comforted them. When we look to the world, we are perplexed, and at a loss. But on looking to Christ depends our…

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Psalms 34:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

דָּרַ֣שְׁתִּיda.Rash.tiI soughtH1875

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068

וְעָנָ֑נִיve.'a.Na.niand he answered meH6030

וּמִכָּל\־u.mi.kol-and from allH3605

מְ֝גוּרוֹתַ֗יme.gu.ro.Taifears myH4034

הִצִּילָֽנִי\׃hi.tzi.La.nihe delivered meH5337

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 34:4

Psalms 18:6
In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Psalms 116:1-6
I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. …
Psalms 56:3
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Jonah 2:2
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
Isaiah 12:2
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
Psalms 31:22
For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
Hebrews 5:7
Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
Psalms 27:1-2
A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Luke 11:9
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Psalms 22:24
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

sought.
18:6; 22:24; 31:22; 77:1,2; 116:1-6; Jon 2:2; Mt 7:7; Lu 11:9
2Co 12:8,9; Heb 5:7
from.
27:1,2; 46:2; 56:3; 1Sa 27:1; Isa 12:2; 2Co 7:5,6; 2Ti 1:7

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Context

Psalms 34:3
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Psalms 34:4
I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 34:5
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

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Psalms 34:4 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Busqué á Jehová, y él me oyó, y libróme de todos mis temores.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Magnifiez l’ Éternel avec moi, et exaltons ensemble son nom.
German Elberfelder 1871	Ich suchte Jehova, und er antwortete mir; und aus allen meinen Beängstigungen errettete er mich.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Confundantur et revereantur quærentes animam meam; avertantur retrorsum et confundantur cogitantes mihi mala.