Psalms 34:11 (LSB)

Passage

Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

Nearby Context

Psalms 34:9 Oh, fear Yahweh, you His saints; For there is no want to those who fear Him.

Psalms 34:10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who inquire of Yahweh shall not be in want of any good thing.

Psalms 34:11 Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

Psalms 34:12 Who is the man who delights in life And loves many days that he may see good?

Psalms 34:13 Guard your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "children", "listen", "teach", "fear", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "children", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "The young lions do lack and suffer..." into verse 12's "Who is the man who delights in...", so "come" and "children" 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 "come" and "children" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.