“Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.”
The psalmist acknowledges that the righteous face many troubles but asserts that the LORD delivers them from all of them. The phrase "Many are the troubles of the righteous" reflects realism about the difficulty of the righteous life. The assertion that God ''delivers from all of them'' suggests that while troubles may be numerous, God's deliverance is comprehensive. The verse establishes that righteous conduct does not exempt one from difficulty but assures divine intervention.
Church Fathers on Psalms 34:19
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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