Psalms 34:4 (GNV)

Passage

I sought the Lord, and he heard me: yea, he deliuered me out of all my feare.

Nearby Context

Psalms 34:2 My soule shall glory in the Lord: the humble shall heare it, and be glad.

Psalms 34:3 Praise ye the Lord with me, and let vs magnifie his Name together.

Psalms 34:4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me: yea, he deliuered me out of all my feare.

Psalms 34:5 They shall looke vnto him, and runne to him: and their faces shall not be ashamed, saying,

Psalms 34:6 This poore man cryed, and the Lord heard him, and saued him out of all his troubles.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sought", "lord", "heard", "deliuered", and "feare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sought" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Praise ye the Lord with me and..." into verse 5's "They shall looke vnto him and runne...", so "sought" and "lord" 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 "sought" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.