“I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”
The psalmist opens with a declaration that he will bless the LORD at all times and that the praise of God will always be in his mouth. The phrase "I will bless the LORD" suggests continuous, habitual, and resolute commitment to express gratitude. The adverb "always" emphasizes the comprehensiveness: not merely in certain circumstances but perpetually and without exception. The assertion that praise will be "always" in his mouth suggests the psalmist has committed to making thanksgiving the default stance. The opening establishes the fundamental posture: unceasing gratitude and praise regardless of circumstance.
Church Fathers on Psalms 34:1
A psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, and he sent him away, and he departed. 1. Because there was there a sacrifice after the order of Aaron, and afterwards He of His Own Body and Blood appointed a sacrifice after the order of Melchizedek; He changed then His Countenance in the Priesthood, and sent away the kingdom of the Jews, and came to the Gentiles. What then is, “He affected”? He was full of affection. For what is so full of affection as…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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