Psalms 34:11 (YLT)

Passage

Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

Nearby Context

Psalms 34:9 Fear Jehovah, ye His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.

Psalms 34:10 Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking Jehovah lack not any good,

Psalms 34:11 Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

Psalms 34:12 Who <FI>is<Fi> the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

Psalms 34:13 Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "children", "hearken", "fear", "jehovah", and "teach". 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 "Young lions have lacked and been hungry..." into verse 12's "Who FI is Fi the man that...", 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.