English Standard Version
Psalms 34:8
8Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Psalms 34:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
- New International Version (NIV)Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
- New Living Translation (NLT)Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
Context of Psalms 34:8
6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. 7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! 9Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack! 10The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
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טַעֲמ֣וּ וּ֭רְאוּ כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְהוָ֑ה אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י הַ֝גֶּ֗בֶר יֶחֱסֶה־בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 34:8
- Psalms 63:5My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
- Psalms 119:103How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
- Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit,
- 1 Peter 2:2Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—
- 1 John 1:1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—
- Psalms 36:7How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
- Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.
- Jeremiah 31:14I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, declares the Lord."
- Zechariah 9:17For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the young women.
- 1 John 4:7Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
- Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
- Psalms 84:12O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!
Commentaries on Psalms 34:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8O taste and see that the Lord is good - Apply to him by faith and prayer; plead his promises, he will fulfill them; and you shall know in consequence, that the Lord is good. God has put it in the power of every man to know whether the religion of the Bible be true or false. The promises relative to enjoyments in this life are the grand tests of Divine revelation. These must be fulfilled to all them who with deep repentance and true faith turn unto the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8O taste and see - This is an address to others, founded on the experience of the psalmist. He had found protection from the Lord; he had had evidence of His goodness; and he asks now of others that they would make the same trial which he had made. It is the language of piety in view of personal experience; and it is such language as a young convert, whose heart is filled with joy as hope first dawns on his soul, would address to his companions and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-14The godly encourage everyone to seek wisdom, to fear the Lord, and to place themselves under the protection of the Lord’s angel.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. taste and see--try and experience.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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