Psalms 34:2

34:2 I will boast in the Lord;

let the oppressed hear and rejoice!

Psalms 34:11

34:11 Come children! Listen to me!

I will teach you what it means to fear the Lord.


tn Heb “my soul will boast”; or better, “let my soul boast.” Following the cohortative form in v. 1, it is likely that the prefixed verbal form here is jussive.

tn The two prefixed verbal forms in this verse are best taken as jussives, for the psalmist is calling his audience to worship (see v. 3).

tn Heb “the fear of the Lord I will teach you.” In vv. 13-14 the psalmist explains to his audience what it means to “fear” the Lord.