Psalms 34:9

“O fear the Lord, ye his saints, etc.] Who are sanctified by his Spirit, and so are openly and manifestly his; these are exhorted to fear the Lord with reverence and godly fear; and great reason there is why they should fear him, since he is King of saints, and fear is due to him from them; and seeing they have received many instances of grace and goodness from him, and therefore should fear him for his goodness’s sake; and besides they, and they only, know him, and have the grace of fear in them, and so only can exercise it on him; for [there is] no want to them that fear him; not in spirituals, since so much goodness is laid up for them; the heart of God is towards them, his secret is with…”

“that fear him--who are pious--fear and love (Pro 1:7; Pro 9:10). saints--consecrated to His service (Isa 40:31).”

“O fear the Lord - Reverence him; honor him; confide in him. Compare Psalms 31:23. Ye his saints - His holy ones. All who profess to be his friends. This exhortation is addressed especially to the saints, or to the pious, because the speaker professed to be a friend of God, and had had personal experience of the truth of what he is here saying. It is the testimony of one child of God addressed to others, to encourage them by the result of his own experience. For there is no want to them that fear him - All their needs will be abundantly supplied. Sooner or later all their real necessities will be met, and God will bestow upon them every needed blessing. The statement here cannot be regarded…”

“Fear - Reverence, serve, and trust him: for fear is commonly put for all the parts of God's worship. Psalms 34:12”

“34:9-10 Fear of the Lord includes reverence and respect, and it motivates a life of wisdom (see Prov 1:7; 9:10).”

“fear: Psa 22:23, Psa 31:23, Psa 89:7; Gen 22:12; Isa 8:13, Isa 8:14; Hos 3:5; Rev 15:3, Rev 15:4 for: Psa 23:1; Luk 12:30-32; Rom 8:32; Co1 3:22, Co1 3:23; Phi 4:19 Psalms 34:10”