PSALM 34

TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD

David reminds himself that he has sought out God and God has responded. When feeling despair, sometimes we need reminders of ways God has answered our prayers before to help us trust Him again. David says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good!” reminding us to experience and remember the goodness and nearness of God (v 8). 

David says that the righteous will be delivered from their fears (v 4) and their afflictions (v19). God protects us from both our worries and our realities. 

In verse 10, David says that those who seek the Lord lack no good thing, reminding us that knowing God is the best way to an abundant life.  

Psalm 34:18 - The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.