Psalm 34:7-22

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

7 x The angel of the Lord y encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.

8 Oh, z taste and see that a the Lord is good!
b Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
 9 Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
 10 c The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who d seek the Lord lack no good thing.

11 e Come, O children, listen to me;
f I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
 12 g What man is there who desires life
and loves many days, that he may h see good?
 13 i Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from j speaking deceit.
 14 k Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and l pursue it.

15 m The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
n and his ears toward their cry.
 16 o The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to p cut off the memory of them from the earth.
 17 n When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
 18 The Lord is near to q the brokenhearted
and saves r the crushed in spirit.

19 s Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
t but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
 20 He keeps all his bones;
u not one of them is broken.
 21 v Affliction will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
 22 The Lord w redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be x condemned.

  1. Cross References
    Daniel 6:22
    My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.
    Hebrews 1:14
    Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
  2. Cross References
    Genesis 32:1 - 2
    Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
    2 Kings 6:17
    Then Elisha prayed and said, "O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see." So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
  3. Cross References
    Hebrews 6:5
    And have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come.
    1 Peter 2:3
    If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 100:5
    For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 2:12
    Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
  6. Cross References
    Job 4:10 - 11
    The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions are broken.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 84:11
    For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 66:16
    Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 32:8
    I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
  10. Cross References
    1 Peter 3:10 - 12
    For "Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
  11. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 3:13
    Also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil - this is God's gift to man.
    Ecclesiastes 6:6
    Even though he should live a thousand years twice over, yet enjoy no good - do not all go to the one place?
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 15:3
    Who does not slander with his tongue and does n...
    Psalms 39:1
    I said, "I will guard my ways, that I may not s...
    Psalms 141:3
    Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch ...
    Proverbs 13:3
    Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he...
    Proverbs 21:23
    Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps hi...
    James 1:26
    If anyone thinks he is religious and does not b...
    James 3:2
    For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone ...
    1 Peter 2:1
    So put away all malice and all deceit and hypoc...
    1 Peter 2:22
    He committed no sin, neither was deceit found i...
  13. Cross References
    John 1:47
    Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!
    Revelation 14:5
    And in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless.
  14. Cross References
    Psalms 37:27
    Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you dwell forever.
    Isaiah 1:16 - 17
    Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil.
    Job 28:28
    And he said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'
  15. Cross References
    Romans 14:19
    So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
    Hebrews 12:14
    Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
    Romans 12:18
    If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
  16. Cross References
    Psalms 33:18
    Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love.
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 34:6
    This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
    Psalms 34:8
    Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
    Psalms 145:18
    The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
    John 9:31
    We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.
  18. Cross References
    Jeremiah 44:11
    Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will set my face against you for harm, to cut off all Judah.
    Amos 9:4
    And if they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it shall kill them; and I will fix my eyes upon them for evil and not for good.
  19. Cross References
    Psalms 21:10
    You will destroy their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from among the children of man.
  20. Cross References
    Psalms 34:15
    The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.
  21. Cross References
    Psalms 51:17
    The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
    Psalms 147:3
    He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
    Isaiah 61:1
    The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.
  22. Cross References
    Isaiah 57:15
    For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
    Isaiah 66:2
    All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
    Luke 15:17 - 24
    But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger!
  23. Cross References
    2 Timothy 3:11 - 12
    My persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra - which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.
  24. Cross References
    Psalms 34:6
    This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
    Psalms 34:17
    When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.
    Psalms 34:22
    The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.
    Acts 12:11
    When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.
  25. Cross References
    John 19:36
    For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken.
  26. Cross References
    Psalms 94:23
    He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.
    Proverbs 24:16
    For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
    Psalms 7:15 - 16
    He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.
  27. Cross References
    Psalms 25:22
    Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
  28. Cross References
    Romans 8:33 - 34
    Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.
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