Psalm 34:4–22

⁴I ^asought the Lord, and He answered me,

And ^bdelivered me from all my fears.

⁵They ^alooked to Him and were radiant,

And their faces will ^bnever be ashamed.

⁶This ¹poor man cried, and ^athe Lord heard him

And saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷The ^aangel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,

And rescues them.

⁸O ^ataste and see that the Lord is good;

How ^bblessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

⁹O fear the Lord, you ^aHis saints;

For to those who fear Him there is ^bno want.

¹⁰The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;

But they who seek the Lord shall ^anot be in want of any good thing.

^11aCome, you children, listen to me;

^bI will teach you ^cthe fear of the Lord.

^12aWho is the man who desires life

And loves length of days that he may ^bsee good?

¹³Keep ^ayour tongue from evil

And your lips from speaking ^bdeceit.

^14aDepart from evil and do good;

Seek peace and ^bpursue it.

¹⁵The ^aeyes of the Lord are toward the righteous

And His ears are open to their cry.

¹⁶The ^aface of the Lord is against evildoers,

To ^bcut off the memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷The righteous ^acry, and the Lord hears

And delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸The Lord ^ais near to the ^bbrokenhearted

And saves those who are ^1ccrushed in spirit.

^19aMany are the ^bafflictions of the righteous,

But the Lord ^cdelivers him out of them all.

²⁰He keeps all his bones,

^aNot one of them is broken.

^21aEvil shall slay the wicked,

And those who hate the righteous will be ¹condemned.

²²The Lord ^aredeems the soul of His servants,

And none of those who ^btake refuge in Him will be ¹condemned.