Psalms 34 · Verse 5

Psalms 34:5

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
Psalms 34:5, King James Version

Psalms 34:5 in other translations

BSBThose who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.
WEBThey looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.
ASVThey looked unto him, and were radiant; And their faces shall never be confounded.
YLTThey looked expectingly unto Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.
DARBYThey looked unto him, and were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded.
BBELet your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed.
WebsterThey looked to him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

What does Psalms 34:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 34:5-7
5-7. God's favor to the pious generally, and to himself specially, is celebrated. looked--with desire for help. lightened--or, "brightened," expressing joy, opposed to the downcast features of those who are ashamed or disappointed (Psa 25:2, 3).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 They looked unto him - Instead of הביטו hibbitu, they looked, several of Dr. Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. have הביטו habbitu, with the point pathach, "Look ye." And their faces were not ashamed - Some MSS., and the Complutensian Polyglot, make this clause the beginning of a new verse and as it begins with a vau, ופניהם upheneyhem, "and their faces," they make it supply the place of the verse which appears to be lost; but see what is said in the introduction before the first verse.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 34:5 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.

הִבִּ֣יטוּhi.Bi.tupeople lookH5027
אֵלָ֣יו'e.Lavto himH413
וְנָהָ֑רוּve.na.Ha.ruand they are radiantH5102
וּ֝פְנֵיהֶ֗םu.fe.nei.Hemand faces theirH6440
אַל\־'al-may notH408
יֶחְפָּֽרוּ\׃yech.Pa.ruthey be abashedH2659

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Cross references for Psalms 34:5

  • Hebrews 12:2

    Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  • Psalms 123:1-2

    A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

  • Psalms 18:28

    For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

  • Psalms 25:3

    Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

  • Isaiah 60:5

    Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.

  • Psalms 36:9

    For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

  • Psalms 97:11

    Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

  • Psalms 13:3

    Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

  • Isaiah 45:22

    Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

  • Psalms 83:16

    Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.

  • Esther 8:16

    The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

  • 2 Samuel 19:5

    And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
They.
123:1,2; Isa 45:22; Heb 12:2
and were.
13:3; 18:28; 97:11; Es 8:16
lightened. or, flowed unto him. their.
83:16; 2Sa 19:5

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Context

  • 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.

  • Psalms 34:6

    This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

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Psalms 34:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		A él miraron y fueron alumbrados: y sus rostros no se avergonzaron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’ai cherché l’ Éternel; et il m’a répondu, et m’a délivré de toutes mes frayeurs.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie blickten auf ihn und wurden erheitert, und ihre Angesichter wurden nicht beschämt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fiant tamquam pulvis ante faciem venti, et angelus Domini coarctans eos.