Psalm 34:4–22

⁴I ^tsought the Lord, and he answered me

and delivered me from all my fears.

⁵Those who look to him are ^uradiant,

and their faces shall never be ashamed.

^6vThis poor man cried, and the Lord heard him

and ^wsaved him out of all his troubles.

^7xThe angel of the Lord ^yencamps

around those who fear him, and delivers them.

⁸Oh, ^ztaste and see that ^athe Lord is good!

^bBlessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

⁹Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,

for those who fear him have no lack!

^10cThe young lions suffer want and hunger;

but those who ^dseek the Lord lack no good thing.

^11eCome, O children, listen to me;

^fI will teach you the fear of the Lord.

^12gWhat man is there who desires life

and loves many days, that he may ^hsee good?

¹³ⁱKeep your tongue from evil

and your lips from ^jspeaking deceit.

^14kTurn away from evil and do good;

seek peace and ^lpursue it.

^15mThe eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous

ⁿand his ears toward their cry.

^16oThe face of the Lord is against those who do evil,

to ^pcut off the memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷ⁿWhen the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears

and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸The Lord is near to ^qthe brokenhearted

and saves ^rthe crushed in spirit.

^19sMany are the afflictions of the righteous,

^tbut the Lord delivers him out of them all.

²⁰He keeps all his bones;

^unot one of them is broken.

^21vAffliction will slay the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

²²The Lord ^wredeems the life of his servants;

none of those who take refuge in him will be ^xcondemned.