# 17. 2018 Dev. Ps.34:8. “The Lord is Good! Read all of Ps. 34. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 34:8 “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”
Ps 34 begins a short series of Palms;34-37. Both 34 and 37 are acrostic poems framing two prayers. Ps. 35 is a petition for protection and Ps.36 is a condemnation of wickedness contrasted with God’s goodness.
Ps. 34 begins with praise verses 1-4. David praises God from experience: “I sought the Lord and he answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.”
Vs. 5-10 Instructs us in the benefits and blessings of serving God. David challenges us to serve and experience God: “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”! Pe. 2 quotes part of this verse to also challenge us to experience God: “…crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.”
Vs,11-18 in these verses David gives instruction in practical wisdom: “keep your tongue from evil!” and “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry”
Vs.19-22 David ends with encouraging us: “The Lord redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.” What we take away from this Psalm is that followers of Jesus are not promised a trouble free life “but the Lord delivers him/her from them all…” Praise be to God!
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