Taste and See That the Lord Is Good
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I WILL a bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
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My soul shall make its boast in the LORD;
The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
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Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
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I b sought the LORD, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
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They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces were not ashamed.
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This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
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c The angel of the LORD d encamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them.
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Oh, e taste and see that the LORD is good;
f Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
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Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints!
There is no want to those who fear Him.
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The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
g But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.
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Come, you children, listen to me;
h I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
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i Who is the man who desires life,
And loves many days, that he may see good?
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Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking j deceit.
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k Depart from evil and do good;
l Seek peace and pursue it.
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m The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
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n The face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
o To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
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The righteous cry out, and p the LORD hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
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q The LORD is near r to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
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s Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
t But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
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He guards all his bones;
u Not one of them is broken.
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v Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
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The LORD w redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.
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Cross References
Ephesians 5:20
Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 15:2
And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
Psalms 9:10
And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Luke 11:9
So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
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Cross References
Psalms 91:11
For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.
Daniel 6:22
"My God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you."
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2 Kings 6:17
And Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." Then 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.
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Psalms 119:103
How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Hebrews 6:5
And have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come.
1 Peter 2:3
If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
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Psalms 2:12
Kiss the Son, lestHe be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
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Psalms 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
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Psalms 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
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1 Peter 3:10 - 12
For "He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.
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Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another.
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Psalms 37:27
Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell forevermore.
Isaiah 1:16
Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil.
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.
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Romans 14:19
Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.
Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
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Cross References
Job 36:7
He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But they are on the throne with kings, For He has seated them forever, And they are exalted.
Psalms 33:18
Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy.
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Leviticus 17:10
And whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who eats any blood, I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
Jeremiah 44:11
Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Behold, I will set My face against you for catastrophe and for cutting off all Judah.
Amos 9:4
Though they go into captivity before their enemies, From there I will command the sword, And it shall slay them. I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.
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Job 18:17
The memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name among the renowned.
Psalms 9:6
O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished.
Psalms 109:15
Let them be continually before the LORD, That He may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.
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Psalms 34:6
This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalms 145:19
He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.
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Psalms 145:18
The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.
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Psalms 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart - These, O God, You will not despise.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
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Proverbs 24:16
For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
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Psalms 34:4
I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 34:6
This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalms 34:17
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
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John 19:33
But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
John 19:36
For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, "Not one of His bones shall be broken.
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Psalms 94:23
He has brought on them their own iniquity, And shall cut them off in their own wickedness; The LORD our God shall cut them off.
Psalms 140:11
Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Proverbs 24:16
For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
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Cross References
1 Kings 1:29
And the king took an oath and said, " As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from every distress.
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