Psalms 34:5 (DBY)

Passage

They looked unto him, and were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded.

Nearby Context

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.

Psalms 34:5 They looked unto him, and were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded.

Psalms 34:6 This afflicted one called, and Jehovah heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles.

Psalms 34:7 The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "looked", "enlightened", "faces", and "confounded". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "looked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "I sought Jehovah and he answered me..." into verse 6's "This afflicted one called and Jehovah heard...", so "light" and "looked" 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 "light" and "looked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.