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Faith is an Experience
Commentators unanimously explain that "taste and see" is an invitation to experience God's goodness personally, not just to believe it intellectually. Like trying a food for the first time, faith involves a direct, personal trial. As Charles Spurgeon notes, the order is crucial: we are invited to "taste" first, and through that experience, we come to "see" and understand God's goodness more fully.
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Psalms
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 34:8
18th Century
Theologian
O taste and see - This is an address to others, founded on the psalmist's experience. He had found protection from the Lord, had ev…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 34:8
19th Century
Bishop
Taste. Compare Hebrews 6:4; 1 Peter 2:3.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 34:8
19th Century
Preacher
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusts in him. (Psalms 34:8)
That is the language of exp…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 34:8
16th Century
Theologian
Taste and see that Jehovah is good. In this verse, the Psalmist indirectly reproves people for their dullness in not perceiving the goodne…
John Gill
On Psalms 34:8
17th Century
Pastor
O taste, and see that the Lord [is] good
He is essentially, infinitely, perfectly, immutably, and solely good in himself; and …
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 34:1–10
17th Century
Minister
If we hope to spend eternity in praising God, it is fitting that we should spend much of our time here in this work. He never said to anyone, S…