Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.

New American Standard Bible

O taste and see that the Lord is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

King James Version

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Holman Bible

Taste and see that the Lord is good.
How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!

International Standard Version

Taste and see that the LORD is good! How blessed is the person who trusts in him!

A Conservative Version

O taste and see that LORD is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

American Standard Version

Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.

Amplified


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.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Taste ye and see that Jehovah is good: happy the man who shall put his trust in him.

King James 2000

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusts in him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Taste and see that Yahweh [is] good; blessed [is] the man [who] takes refuge in him.

Modern King James verseion

Taste and see that Jehovah is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O taste and see how friendly the LORD is; blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

NET Bible

Taste and see that the Lord is good! How blessed is the one who takes shelter in him!

New Heart English Bible

Oh taste and see that the LORD is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

The Emphasized Bible

Oh taste and see, that good is Yahweh, - How happy the man who seeketh refuge in him!

Webster

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

World English Bible

Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Youngs Literal Translation

Taste ye and see that Jehovah is good, O the happiness of the man who trusteth in Him.

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Psalm 34:8

References

Images Psalm 34:8

Prayers for Psalm 34:8

Context Readings

The Lord Delivers The Righteous

7 The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe. 8 By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him. 9 Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.


Cross References

Psalm 2:12

For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.

Hebrews 6:4-5

As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit,

1 Peter 2:2-3

Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation;

Psalm 119:103

How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!

1 John 1:1-3

That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life

Psalm 36:7

How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.

Psalm 36:10

O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Psalm 52:1

Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?

Psalm 84:12

O Lord of armies, happy is the man whose hope is in you.

Song of Songs 2:3

As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my loved one among the sons. I took my rest under his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Song of Songs 5:1

I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; to take my myrrh with my spice; my wax with my honey; my wine with my milk. Take meat, O friends; take wine, yes, be overcome with love.

Jeremiah 31:14

I will give the priests their desired fat things, and my people will have a full measure of my good things, says the Lord.

Zechariah 9:17

For how good it is and how beautiful! grain will make the young men strong and new wine the virgins.

1 John 4:7-10

My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.

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