Psalms 34:12 (WEB)

Passage

Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

Nearby Context

Psalms 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack 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 someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

Psalms 34:13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

Psalms 34:14 Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "someone", "desires", "life", "loves", "days", and "good". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "someone" and "desires", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Come you children listen to me I..." into verse 13's "Keep your tongue from evil and your...", so "someone" and "desires" 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 "someone" and "desires" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.