Bible Strands
Psalms 34:12
Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses a group to introduce instruction on fearing the Lord, framing the lesson with a direct question about human desire.
The words — חָפֵץ (cha.Fetz) = desiring/delighting and טוֹב (Tov) = good. The text poses a question about who seeks life and desires to see good days.
The thread — 1 Peter 3:10 applies this question to the practical requirement of guarding speech. Deuteronomy 30:20 and Deuteronomy 6:2 link the pursuit of a blessed life to loving and fearing God.
Why it lands — The text asks the reader to examine whether their pursuit of life and good days aligns with the immediate command to keep the tongue from evil and lips from deceit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Cross-references
- 1 Peter 3:10 For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
- Deuteronomy 30:20 and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
- Deuteronomy 6:2 so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged.
- Psalms 91:16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
- Job 7:7 Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.
- Psalms 4:6 Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
- Psalms 21:4 He asked You for life, and You granted it—length of days, forever and ever.
- Ecclesiastes 3:13 and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
- Ecclesiastes 2:3 I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.