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Psalms 34:8–10

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O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
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From verse 8

  1. Psalms 119:103Rank 1 from verse 8
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    103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

  2. Hebrews 6:4–5Rank 2 from verse 8
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    4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

    5And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

  3. 1 Peter 2:2–3Rank 3 from verse 8
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    2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

    3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

  4. Jeremiah 31:14Rank 4 from verse 8
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    14And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.

  5. Psalms 63:5Rank 5 from verse 8
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    5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

From verse 9

  1. Romans 8:32Rank 1 from verse 9
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    32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

  2. Philippians 4:19Rank 2 from verse 9
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    19But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

  3. Psalms 23:1Rank 3 from verse 9
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    1THE Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

  4. Luke 12:30–32Rank 4 from verse 9
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    30For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

    31¶ But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

    32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

  5. Psalms 31:23Rank 5 from verse 9
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    23O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

From verse 10

  1. Psalms 84:11Rank 1 from verse 10
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    11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  2. Matthew 6:32Rank 2 from verse 10
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    32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

  3. Psalms 104:21Rank 3 from verse 10
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    21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

  4. Luke 1:51–53Rank 4 from verse 10
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    51He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

    52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

    53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

  5. Job 4:10–11Rank 5 from verse 10
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    10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

    11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.

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Psalms 34:8

COMBINED MEANING

taste

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Sense 1: To perceive flavor by the mouth, or to eat or drink. Sense 2: Figuratively, to experience or partake of. As a noun, the sensation, flavor, or discernment received by tasting.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 34:9

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fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

want

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Absence, lack, need, poverty, or insufficiency of what is required; to lack, be without, need, or come short of it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 34:10

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young

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1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.

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lions

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Sense 1: Large powerful wild cats. Sense 2: Figures of strength, fierceness, danger, or royal power.

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lack

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Sense 1: To be without or in need of something. Sense 2: As a noun, want, shortage, or absence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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suffer

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1. To permit, allow, let, or tolerate. 2. To endure, bear, experience, undergo, or be subjected to something.

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hunger

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Sense 1: The bodily craving or need for food. Sense 2: As a verb, to feel that need or earnestly desire.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

want

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Absence, lack, need, poverty, or insufficiency of what is required; to lack, be without, need, or come short of it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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7The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

8O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

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9O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

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10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

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11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

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