Psalms 34:8
(34:9) Experience and see that the Lord is good: happy is the man that trusteth in him.
Leeser Tanakh
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 those who fear him, and delivereth them.
9(34:10) Oh fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to those who fear him.
Cross References
Psalms 2:12Do homage to the son, lest he be angry, and ye be lost on the way; for his wrath is so speedily kindled. Happy are all they that put their trust in him.
Psalms 36:10(36:11) Draw down continuously thy kindness unto those that acknowledge thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Psalms 63:5(63:6) As with fat and marrow will my soul be satisfied; and with tuneful lips shall my mouth praise thee.
Psalms 119:103How much sweeter are to my palate thy sayings than honey to my mouth!
Song of Solomon 5:1I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] bride; I have plucked my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my sugar-cane with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, ye companions; drink, yea, drink abundantly, ye friends.—
Daniel 3:28Then commenced Nebuchadnezzar, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and 'Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that had trusted in him, and had transgressed the king's word, and yielded up their bodies, that they might not worship no bow themselves to 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 →