Psalms 34:8

In 11 translations

BSB

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Taste and see that YHWH [is] good, || O the blessedness of the man who trusts in Him.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC33:9

O taste, and see that the Lord is sweet: blessed is the man that hopeth in him.

GNV

Taste ye and see, howe gratious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

JPS34:9

O consider and see that the LORD is good; happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him.

LXXE33:9

Taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man who hopes in him.

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Original-language editions

WLC34:9

טַעֲמ֣וּ וּ֭רְאוּ כִּי־ט֣וֹב יְהוָ֑ה אַֽשְׁרֵ֥י הַ֝גֶּ֗בֶר יֶחֱסֶה־בּֽוֹ׃KJV:Ps.34.8

LXX-Br33:9

Γεύσασθε καὶ ἴδετε ὅτι χρηστὸς ὁ Κύριος, μακάριος ἀνὴρ ὃς ἐλπίζει ἐπʼ αὐτόν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
• Hebrews 6:4–5It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age—
• 1 Peter 2:2–3Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
• Jeremiah 31:14I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.
• Psalms 63:5My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
• Psalms 84:12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
• Psalms 36:7How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
• Zechariah 9:17How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
• Psalms 36:10Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
• 1 John 1:1–3That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. And this is the life that was revealed; we…
• Song of Songs 5:1I have come to 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, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
• Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
• 1 John 4:7–10Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God’s love was revealed…
• Song of Songs 2:3Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
• Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

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