“Taste and see that the Lord is good”
Psalm 34:8

There is great encouragement in looking at who our God is—not only to consider the things about Him that we’ll never fully understand, but also to reflect on what He has revealed to us in His Word.

In our world today, we are surrounded by evil and immorality, and I’ve been especially reminded of just how good our God is. So let’s begin by turning to Psalm 34.

This psalm was written by David when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and David departed. The psalm begins with a heartfelt salute from David to God (vv. 1–3), followed by David’s focus on God’s safety (vv. 4–7), then God’s supply (vv. 8–10). David goes on to mention God’s support (vv. 11–19), and concludes with God’s security (vv. 20–22). But right in the middle of this psalm, we see a beautiful emphasis on God’s goodness—one of the key things He supplies to His people!

Let’s take a closer look at verse 8. Psalm 34:8 invites us to:

“Taste and see that the Lord is good.”

The sequence of this phrase makes tasting the action and seeing the result. The Lord wants us to engage all our senses in order to truly discover His goodness!

But notice that three additional truths emerge in this passage:

We are to take refuge in Him and be blessed.
We are to fear the Lord and have no lack.
We are to seek the Lord and lack no good thing.

Taking refuge, fearing the Lord, and seeking Him are three ways of tasting—ways of experiencing Him. The more closely we engage with Him, the more we will come to know His goodness.

He urges us to taste—to personally experience—His goodness. He is the foundation of all goodness and everything truly good. His goodness is a foundation stone for all our thoughts about Him!

Anchor For Today:
How good is the God we adore, Our faithful unchangeable Friend:
Whose love is as great as His power, And knows neither measure nor end!
– Joseph Hart