The angel of the Lord encamps

around those who fear him, and delivers them.

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!

Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! (Psalm 34:7, 8)

Solomon told us, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 9:10a). We need more fear of the Lord and wisdom in our day. Solomon’s father, David, said that the angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him. J. A. Motyer explains: “David’s testimony can be anyone’s testimony because the Angel encamps (lives in a mobile home so as to move with the people of God in their earthly pilgrimage) with all who fear him.”[i] What a remarkable benefit of wise living! Therefore, we all can receive David’s invitation to taste and see, to take refuge (v. 8), and to find all our needs (spiritual, relational, emotional, and material) met in him!

PRAYER: Dear Lord, please help me to receive this invitation by faith. I desire to come to you and find rest. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

[i] New Bible Commentary (1994), p. 507.