Psalms 34:22

“The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants, etc.] Who are made so by his grace in the day of his power, and are willing to serve him, and to serve him with their minds, readily and cheerfully; and the soul of these, which is the more noble part of them, and is of more worth than a world, the redemption of which is precious, and requires a great price, the Lord redeems; not that their bodies are neglected, and not redeemed; but this is mentioned as the principal part, and for the whole; and this redemption is by the Lord, who only is able to effect it, and which he has obtained through his precious blood; and here it seems to denote the application of it in its effects; that is, the…”

“The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants - The literal meaning of this is, that the Lord rescues the lives of his servants, or that he saves them from death. The word “redeem” in its primary sense means to let go or loose; to “buy” loose, or to ransom; and hence, to redeem with a price, or to rescue in any way. Here the idea is not that of delivering or rescuing by a “price,” or by an offering, but of rescuing from danger and death by the interposition of the power and providence of God. The word “soul” here is used to denote the entire man, and the idea is, that God will “rescue” or “save” those who serve and obey him. They will be kept from destruction. They will not be held and…”

“redeemeth: Psa 31:5, Psa 71:23, Psa 103:4, Psa 130:8; Gen 48:16; Sa2 4:9; Kg1 1:29; Lam 3:58; Pe1 1:18, Pe1 1:19; Rev 5:9 none: Psa 9:9, Psa 9:10, Psa 84:11, Psa 84:12; Joh 10:27-29; Rom 8:31-39; Pe1 1:5 Next: Psalms Chapter 35”

“(Heb.: 34:23) The order of the alphabet having been gone through, there now follows a second פ exactly like Psa 25:22. Just as the first פ, Psa 25:16, is פּנה, so here in Psa 34:17 it is פּני; and in like manner the two supernumerary Phe's correspond to one another - the Elohimic in the former Psalm, and the Jehovic in this latter. Next: Psalms Chapter 35”