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Psalm 34:9

Oh fear the LORD, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him.

7The LORD’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
8Oh taste and see that the LORD is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
9Oh fear the LORD, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him.
10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.
11Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
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The repeated word “fear” ties reverence for the Lord to the promise of no lack, a pairing that can challenge expectations about both.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Romans 8:32He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?Both speak of God’s provision for his people; Romans grounds confidence in his giving in the gift of his own Son.
Philippians 4:19My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.The promise of no lack shares Philippians’ confidence that God supplies his people’s needs.
Psalm 23:1A Psalm by David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.Both psalms speak of lacking nothing through dependence on the Lord, whom Psalm 23 names as shepherd.
Luke 12:31But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.Both connect devotion to God with receiving provision from him.
Psalm 145:19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.Both speak of those who fear the Lord and affirm his care for them through provision or rescue.
Luke 12:30–32For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.Both concern human need before God: the psalm promises provision, while Jesus says the Father knows what his hearers need.
Psalm 31:23Oh love the LORD, all you his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.Both address the Lord’s saints with a command toward him, linking their devotion with his care.
Psalm 89:7a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?Both describe fear of God among his holy people, with Psalm 89 stressing his greatness above those around him.
Genesis 22:12He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”Fear of God links these texts; Genesis identifies it in Abraham’s willingness to withhold nothing, even his son.
Revelation 15:3–4They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and …Both honor the Lord: the psalm urges fear of him, while the song praises his great works and righteous ways.
Isaiah 8:13–14The LORD of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.Both direct fear toward the Lord, with Isaiah making explicit the respect due to him as holy.
Hosea 3:5Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to the LORD and to his blessings …Both connect reverence for the Lord with his gifts: Hosea describes people coming with trembling to him and his blessings.
Where this verse fits

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Read Psalm 34:9–11 and underline each mention of fear

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Encouragement

The Lord who deserves your reverence is also the one who provides. This wisdom poem grounds trust in his goodness; it offers no timetable for how needs will be met.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).