Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Parallel translations
- WEB Oh taste and see that Yahweh 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.
- NKJV Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
- NASB ¶Taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
- NLT Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
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Quick answer
David invites all to taste and see that the Lord is good, blessing those who take refuge in him.
Overview
This famous call urges personal experience of God's goodness, promising blessing to all who take refuge in him. Faith is invited to prove God's goodness firsthand. The New Testament applies this to coming to Christ, the good Lord in whom we find refuge (1 Peter 2:3).
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- Ps 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!
- Heb 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,
- 1 Pet 2:2–3Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
- Jer 31:14I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.
- Ps 63:5My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
- Ps 84:12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
- Ps 36:7How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
- Zech 9:17How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
- Ps 36:10Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
- 1 Jn 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.
- Song 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.
- Ps 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.
- Song 2:3Like an apple 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.
- 1 Jn 4:7–10Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
- Ps 52:1For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
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