Psalms 34:20

“He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.] This is literally true of Christ, in whom the type of the passover lamb had its accomplishment, and this passage also; (see <021246>Exodus 12:46 <431931>John 19:31-36); and seems better to agree with him than with any of his members, since the bones of many of them have been broken by one accident or another; and especially many of the martyrs of Jesus have had all their bones broken upon the rack or wheel; wherefore, to understand these words of them might tend to create uneasiness and despondency in the minds of such who by any means have their bones broken; as if they were not righteous persons, this promise not being fulfilled in…”

“bones--framework of the body.”

“He keepeth all his bones - That is, he preserves or guards the righteous. Not one of them is broken - Perhaps there is a direct and immediate allusion here to what the psalmist had himself experienced. In His dangers God had preserved him, so that he had escaped without a broken bone. But the statement is more general, and is designed to convey a truth in respect to the usual and proper effect of religion, or to denote the advantage, in reference to personal safety in the dangers of this life, derived from religion. The language is of a general character, such as often occurs in the Scriptures, and it should, in all fairness, be so construed. It cannot mean that the bones of a righteous man…”

“Bones - All the parts and members of their bodies. Next: Psalms Chapter 35”

“34:20 Bones represent a person’s entire being (see 6:2). • not one of them is broken: John applied this statement to Jesus at the crucifixion (John 19:36).”

“Psa 35:10, Psa 91:12; Dan 6:22-24; Joh 19:36 Psalms 34:21”