Psalms 34:8 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Psalms 34:6 This poore man cryed, and the Lord heard him, and saued him out of all his troubles.

Psalms 34:7 The Angel of the Lord pitcheth round about them, that feare him, and deliuereth them.

Psalms 34:8 Taste ye and see, howe gratious the Lord is: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Psalms 34:9 Feare the Lord, ye his Saintes: for nothing wanteth to them that feare him.

Psalms 34:10 The lyons doe lacke and suffer hunger, but they, which seeke the Lord, shall want nothing that is good.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "taste", "howe", "gratious", "lord", "blessed", and "trusteth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "taste" and "howe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "The Angel of the Lord pitcheth round..." into verse 9's "Feare the Lord ye his Saintes for...", so "taste" and "howe" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "taste" and "howe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.