Psalm 34

Psalm 34

THE LORD DELIVERS THE RIGHTEOUS

Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech,^r who drove him out, and he departed.

¹I will bless the Lord at all times;

his praise will always be on my lips.^s

²I will boast in the Lord;^t

the humble will hear and be glad.^u

³Proclaim the Lord’s greatness with me;^v

let us exalt his name together.^w

⁴I sought the Lord, and he answered me

and rescued me from all my fears.^x

⁵Those who look to him are^A radiant with joy;^y

their faces will never be ashamed.^z

⁶This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him

and saved him from all his troubles.^aa

⁷The angel of the Lord encamps

around those who fear him, and rescues them.^ab

⁸Taste and see that the Lord is good.^ac

How happy is the person who takes refuge in him!^ad

⁹You who are his holy ones, fear the Lord,

for those who fear him lack nothing.^ae

¹⁰Young lions^B lack food and go hungry,^af

but those who seek the Lord

will not lack any good thing.^ag

¹¹Come, children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.^ah

¹²Who is someone who desires life,

loving a long life to enjoy what is good?^ai

¹³Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from deceitful speech.^aj

¹⁴Turn away from evil and do what is good;^ak

seek peace and pursue it.^al

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and his ears are open to their cry for help.^am

¹⁶The face of the Lord is set

against those who do what is evil,^an

to remove^C all memory of them from the earth.^ao

¹⁷The righteous^D cry out, and the Lord hears,

and rescues them from all their troubles.^a

¹⁸The Lord is near the brokenhearted;

he saves those crushed in spirit.^b

¹⁹One who is righteous has many adversities,

but the Lord rescues him from them all.^c

²⁰He protects all his bones;

not one of them is broken.^d

²¹Evil brings death to the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be punished.^e

²²The Lord redeems the life of his servants,

and all who take refuge in him will not be punished.^f