Psalms 34:2 (DBY)

Passage

My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice.

Nearby Context

Psalms 34:1 {[A Psalm] of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.} I will bless Jehovah at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Psalms 34:2 My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice.

Psalms 34:3 Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.

Psalms 34:4 I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "soul", "shall", "make", "boast", "jehovah", "meek", and "hear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "soul" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "A Psalm of David when he changed..." into verse 3's "Magnify Jehovah with me and let us...", so "soul" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "soul" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.