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Taste and see that the Lord is good;
    blessed[a] is the man who takes refuge in him.
10 Fear the Lord,[b] you his saints;
    nothing is lacking for those who fear him.
11 The powerful[c] suffer want and go hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord want for no good thing.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 34:9 This verse is applied to the Holy Eucharist by the Fathers of the Church and the Liturgy (see 1 Pet 2:3). Blessed: see note on Ps 1:1.
  2. Psalm 34:10 Fear the Lord: see note on Ps 15:2-5. Saints: that is, those consecrated to God and sharing in his holiness (see Ex 19:6; Lev 19:2; Num 16:3; Isa 4:3; Dan 8:24). See also notes on Pss 4:4; 16:3.
  3. Psalm 34:11 Powerful: literally, “lions”—fierce animals were symbols of people with power.

Fear the Lord,(A) you his holy people,
    for those who fear him lack nothing.(B)
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.(C)
11 Come, my children, listen(D) to me;
    I will teach you(E) the fear of the Lord.(F)

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