the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Psalms 34:8
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O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good: Blessed is the [noble] man that takes refuge in him.
Examine and see how good the Lord is. Happy is the person who trusts him.
Taste and see that the Lord is good! How blessed is the one who takes shelter in him!
O taste and see that the LORD [is] good: blessed [is] the man [that] trusteth in him.
Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
O taste and see that the LORD [our God] is good; How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him.
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Taaste ye, and se, for the Lord is swete; blessid is the man, that hopith in hym.
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Discover for yourself that the Lord is kind. Come to him for protection, and you will be glad.
Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.
By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.
The angel of Adonai , who encamps around those who fear him, delivers them.
Taste and see that Jehovah is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him!
Give the Lord a chance to show you how good he is. Great blessings belong to those who depend on him!
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.
O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
O taste and see that the Lord is good. How happy is the man who trusts in Him!
O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him.
Taste ye and see, howe gratious the Lorde is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
O taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man that trusts in him.
Find out for yourself how good the Lord is. Happy are those who find safety with him.
Oh taste and see, that good is Yahweh, - How happy the man who seeketh refuge in him!
(33-9) O taste, and see that the Lord is sweet: blessed is the man that hopeth in him.
O taste and see that the LORD is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in him!
O taste and see how gracious God is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man who hopes in him.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.How happy is the person who takes refuge in him!
Oh taste and see that the LORD is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Taste and see that Yahweh is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Taste and see that Jehovah is good; blessed is the man seeking refuge in Him.
Taste ye and see that Jehovah [is] good, O the happiness of the man who trusteth in Him.
O taist and se how frendly the LORDE is, blessed is the man yt trusteth in him.
Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see— how good God is. Blessed are you who run to him.
Taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
O taste and see that Yahweh is good;How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Contextual Overview
A psalm of David, regarding the time he pretended to be insane in front of Abimelech, who sent him away.
I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. 2 I will boast only in the Lord ; let all who are helpless take heart. 3 Come, let us tell of the Lord 's greatness; let us exalt his name together. 4 I prayed to the Lord , and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. 6 In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles. 7 For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him. 8 Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! 9 Fear the Lord , you his godly people, for those who fear him will have all they need. 10 Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
taste: Psalms 63:5, Psalms 119:103, Song of Solomon 2:3, Song of Solomon 5:1, Hebrews 6:4, Hebrews 6:5, 1 Peter 2:2, 1 Peter 2:3, 1 John 1:1-3
Lord: Psalms 36:7, Psalms 36:10, Psalms 52:1, Jeremiah 31:14, Zechariah 9:17, 1 John 4:7-10
blessed: Psalms 2:12, Psalms 84:12
Reciprocal: Exodus 3:8 - I am Numbers 10:29 - come 2 Samuel 17:29 - to eat Psalms 1:1 - Blessed Psalms 25:2 - O Psalms 32:10 - but Psalms 40:4 - Blessed Proverbs 16:20 - whoso Isaiah 30:18 - blessed Jeremiah 17:7 - General Daniel 3:28 - hath sent Romans 12:2 - prove Revelation 22:17 - let him that heareth
Cross-References
But then he fell in love with her, and he tried to win her affection with tender words.
The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, "You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods." Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway.
A psalm of David, regarding a time when David was in the wilderness of Judah.
O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord . With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.
I am always overwhelmed with a desire for your regulations.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
O taste, and see that the Lord [is] good,.... He is essentially, infinitely, perfectly, immutably, and solely good in himself; and he is communicatively and diffusively good to others: he is the author of all good, but not of any evil, in a moral sense; this chiefly regards his special grace and goodness through Christ: all the divine Persons in the Godhead are good; the Father is good, he has good designs towards his people, has provided good things for them, made good promises to them, and bestows good gifts on them: the Son is good; the good Shepherd that has laid down his life for the sheep; he is the fountain of all grace and goodness to his churches, and to particular believers; he has wrought a good work for them, the work of redemption, and he speaks a good word on their behalf in the court of heaven: the Spirit is good; he works good things in the hearts of the sons of men, and shows good things unto them; and gracious souls, such as the psalmist here calls upon, are capable of tasting and discerning how good the Lord is in some measure; see Psalms 119:103. While unregenerate, their taste is vitiated, and remains unchanged, and sin is what they feed upon with pleasure, and so detest everything that is good; but in conversion a new taste is given, so as to have a saving experimental knowledge of the grace and goodness of God in Christ, an application of it to them; and in such manner as to live upon it, and be nourished by it; and though this is not a superficial taste of things, like that of hypocrites, nor a single one only, being frequently repeated; yet it is but a taste in comparison of the enjoyment of it in the heavenly state; and every taste now influences and engages trust in the Lord, as follows;
blessed [is] the man [that] trusteth in him; Psalms 119:103- :; the Targum renders it, "that trust in his word".
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
O 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 friends, and to all the world around; such language as one who has had any special comfort, or who has experienced any special deliverance from temptation or from trouble, would address to others. Lessons, derived from our own experience, we may properly recommend to others; the evidence which has been furnished us that God is good, we may properly employ in persuading others to come and taste his love. The word “taste” here - טעם ṭâ‛am - means properly to try the flavor of anything, Job 12:11; to eat a little so as to ascertain what a thing is, 1 Samuel 14:24, 1Sa 14:29, 1 Samuel 14:43; Jonah 3:7; and then to perceive by the mind, to try, to experience, Proverbs 31:18.
It is used here in the sense of making a trial of, or testing by experience. The idea is, that by putting trust in God - by testing the comforts of religion - one would so thoroughly see or perceive the blessings of it - would have so much happiness in it - that he would be led to seek his happiness there altogether. In other words, if we could but get men to make a trial of religion; to enter upon it so as really to understand and experience it, we may be certain that they would have the same appreciation of it which we have, and that they would engage truly in the service of God. If those who are in danger would look to him; if sinners would believe in him; if the afflicted would seek him; if the wretched would cast their cares on him; if they who have sought in vain for happiness in the world, would seek happiness in him - they would, one and all, so surely find what they need that they would renounce all else, and put their trust alone in God. Of this the psalmist was certain; of this all are sure who have sought for happiness in religion and in God.
“Oh make but trial of His love;
Experience will decide
How bless’d are they - and only they -
Who in His truth confide.”
Blessed is the man that trusteth in him - Compare the notes at Psalms 2:12.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 34:8. O taste and see that the Lord is good — Apply to him by faith and prayer; plead his promises, he will fulfil 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 Lord, if the revelation which contains them be of God. Let any man in this spirit approach his Maker, and plead the promises that are suited to his case, and he will soon know whether the doctrine be of God. He shall taste, and then see, that the Lord is good, and that the man is blessed who trusts in him. This is what is called experimental religion; the living, operative knowledge that a true believer has that he is passed from death unto life; that his sins are forgiven him for Christ's sake, the Spirit himself bearing witness with his spirit that he is a child of God. And, as long as he is faithful, he carries about with him the testimony of the Holy Ghost; and he knows that he is of God, by the Spirit which God has given him.
