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Psalm 34

Psa. 34:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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O taste
ta`am (Hebrew #2938)
to taste; figuratively, to perceive
KJV usage: X but, perceive, taste.
Pronounce: taw-am'
Origin: a primitive root
q and see
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
that the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
: blessed
'esher (Hebrew #835)
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
KJV usage: blessed, happy.
Pronounce: eh'-sher
Origin: from 833
s is the man
geber (Hebrew #1397)
properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
KJV usage: every one, man, X mighty.
Pronounce: gheh'-ber
Origin: from 1396
that trusteth
chacah (Hebrew #2620)
to flee for protection (compare 982); figuratively, to confide in
KJV usage: have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.
Pronounce: khaw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
in him.
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1 Peter 2•  (1 Peter 2)
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Psa. 2:12• 12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and ye perish in the way{HR}When his anger consumeth but a little:{HR}Blessed [are] all who trust in him. (Psa. 2:12)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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taste.
Psa. 63:5• 5As [with] marrow and fatness thou wilt satisfy my soul;{HR}And [with] lips of rejoicings will my mouth praise thee. (Psa. 63:5)
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Psa. 119:103• 103How sweet to my palate are thy sayings,{HR}[More] than honey to my mouth! (Psa. 119:103)
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Song of Sol. 2:3• 3As the citron among the trees of the wood,{HR}So is my beloved among the sons.{HR}In his shadow I delighted and sat down,{HR}And his fruit [is] sweet to my taste. (Song of Sol. 2:3)
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Song of Sol. 5:1• 1I am come into my garden, my sister spouse;{HR}I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;{HR}I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;{HR}I have drunk my wine with my milk.{HR}Eat, O friends; drink, yea drink abundantly, beloved one. (Song of Sol. 5:1)
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Heb. 6:4‑5• 4For [it is] impossible to renew again unto repentance those that were once enlightened
 5and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit and tasted God's good word, and powers of an age to come, (Heb. 6:4‑5)
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1 Peter 2:2‑3• 2as new-born babes long for the guileless intelligent milk that by it ye may grow unto salvation,
 3if indeed ye tasted that the Lord is good. (1 Peter 2:2‑3)
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1 John 1:1‑3• 1What was from [the] beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked on, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life
 2(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, the which was with the Father and was manifested to us);
 3that which we have seen and have heard we report to you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us; yea, and our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:1‑3)
Lord.
Psa. 36:7,10• 7How precious [is] thy mercy, O God!{HR}And the sons of men shall trust in the shadow of thy wings.
 10Continue thy mercy to those who know thee{HR}And thy righteousness to the upright in heart. (Psa. 36:7,10)
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Psa. 52:1• 1To the chief musician; an instruction of David, when Doeg the Edomite went in, and told Saul and said to him, David went to the house of Ahimelech.{HR}Why boastest thou thyself in evil, mighty man?{HR}The mercy of God [is] all the day. (Psa. 52:1)
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Jer. 31:14• 14And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 31:14)
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Zech. 9:17• 17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! {i}Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maidens.{/i} (Zech. 9:17)
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1 John 4:7‑10• 7Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God; and every one that loveth hath been begotten of God, and knoweth God.
 8He that loveth not knew not God, because God is love.
 9Herein was manifested the love of God in us, that God hath sent His only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
 10Herein is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us, and sent his Son [as] propitiation for our sins. (1 John 4:7‑10)
blessed.
Psa. 2:12• 12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and ye perish in the way{HR}When his anger consumeth but a little:{HR}Blessed [are] all who trust in him. (Psa. 2:12)
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Psa. 84:12• 12O Jehovah of hosts,{HR}Blessed the man that trusteth in thee. (Psa. 84:12)
• Having learned what an intimate friend he has found in the midst of his trials, and thus gained an experimental acquaintance with the Lord, he is able to call upon others to taste and see that the Lord is good. (“Psalm 34” by H. Smith)
• They will appeal to all to “taste and see” His goodness and to trust in Him. (“Book 1.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Taste and see that Jehovah is good: blessed is the mand that trusteth in him!

JND Translation Notes

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Geber. so Ps. 40.4. see Job. 3.3.

W. Kelly Translation

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Taste ye and see that Jehovah [is] good;{HR}Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in him.