O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
The call is addressed to the Lord's saints, bidding them to fear Him and to revere Him. That fear is reverent trust, joined inseparably with seeking Him and trusting Him. It is the attitude of a subdued, contrite, and humble heart. His care for those who so fear Him embraces both deliverance from trouble and provision in need.
Those who fear Him will lack nothing they truly need, lacking no good thing. The next verse unfolds this promise by contrast, for even young lions may suffer hunger and want, while those who seek the Lord shall lack no good thing and shall not be deprived of what is good. Those who fear Him are tenderly regarded by Him, and His mercy rests upon them from generation to generation. He dwells with the humble and He revives the spirit of the humble and the heart of the contrite.
He scatters the proud and puts down the mighty, while He exalts those of low degree and fills the hungry with good things, and in this way the promise is fulfilled that there is no want to them that fear Him. Every verse of the psalm holds an important lesson to be read before the people who need it. This reading is especially needed before men who have not been walking in the light.
The call is addressed to the Lord's saints, bidding them to fear Him and to revere Him. That fear is reverent trust, joined inseparably with seeking Him and trusting Him. It is the attitude of a subdued, contrite, and humble heart. His care for those who so fear Him embraces both deliverance from trouble and provision in need.
Those who fear Him will lack nothing they truly need, lacking no good thing. The next verse unfolds this promise by contrast, for even young lions may suffer hunger and want, while those who seek the Lord shall lack no good thing and shall not be deprived of what is good. Those who fear Him are tenderly regarded by Him, and His mercy rests upon them from generation to generation. He dwells with the humble and He revives the spirit of the humble and the heart of the contrite.
He scatters the proud and puts down the mighty, while He exalts those of low degree and fills the hungry with good things, and in this way the promise is fulfilled that there is no want to them that fear Him. Every verse of the psalm holds an important lesson to be read before the people who need it. This reading is especially needed before men who have not been walking in the light.