Psalms 34:8
(34-9) O consider and see that the LORD is good; happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
In Context
7(34-8) The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them.
9(34-10) O fear the LORD, ye His holy ones; for there is no want to them that fear Him.
Cross References
Psalms 2:12Do homage in purity, lest He be angry, and ye perish in the way, when suddenly His wrath is kindled. Happy are all they that take refuge in Him.
Psalms 36:10(36-11) O continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; and Thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Psalms 63:5(63-6) My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips;
Psalms 119:103How sweet are Thy words unto my palate! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Song of Solomon 5:1I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
Daniel 3:28Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said: 'Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent His angel, and delivered His servants that trusted in Him, and have changed the king's word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 34:2-11
Praise and Thanksgiving. 1 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the Lord , and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of… Read the whole commentary →