9 Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,

for those who fear him have no lack!

10 The young lions suffer want and hunger;

but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

11 Come, O children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 What man is there who desires life

and loves many days, that he may see good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from speaking deceit.

14 Turn away from evil and do good;

seek peace and pursue it.

9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints:

For there is no want to them that fear him.

10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger:

But they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me:

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 What man is he that desireth life,

And loveth many days, that he may see good?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil,

And thy lips from speaking guile.

14 Depart from evil, and do good;

Seek peace, and pursue it.

9 Fear the Lord, you his godly people,

for those who fear him will have all they need.

10 Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,

but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.

11 Come, my children, and listen to me,

and I will teach you to fear the Lord.

12 Does anyone want to live a life

that is long and prosperous?

13 Then keep your tongue from speaking evil

and your lips from telling lies!

14 Turn away from evil and do good.

Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

9 Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints!

There is no want to those who fear Him.

10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger;

But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.

11 Come, you children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 Who is the man who desires life,

And loves many days, that he may see good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil,

And your lips from speaking deceit.

14 Depart from evil and do good;

Seek peace and pursue it.

9 You who belong to the Lord, fear him!

Those who fear him will have everything they need.

10 Even lions may get weak and hungry,

but those who look to the Lord will have every good thing.

11 Children, come and listen to me.

I will teach you to worship the Lord.

12 You must do these things

to enjoy life and have many happy days.

13 You must not say evil things,

and you must not tell lies.

14 Stop doing evil and do good.

Look for peace and work for it.

9 Oh fear Jehovah, ye his saints;

For there is no want to them that fear him.

10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger;

But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.

11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me:

I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

12 What man is he that desireth life,

And loveth many days, that he may see good?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil,

And thy lips from speaking guile.

14 Depart from evil, and do good;

Seek peace, and pursue it.

9 Fear Jehovah, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him. 10 The young lions are in need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good.

11 Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah. 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile; 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

9 Fear the Lord, you holy people who belong to him. 

Those who fear him are never in need. 

10 Young lions go hungry and may starve, 

but those who seek the Lord’s help have all the good things they need. 

11 Come, children, listen to me. 

I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 

12 Which of you wants a full life? 

Who would like to live long enough to enjoy good things? 

13 Keep your tongue from saying evil things 

and your lips from speaking deceitful things. 

14 Turn away from evil, and do good. 

Seek peace, and pursue it! 

9 You who are His holy ones, fear Yahweh,

for those who fear Him lack nothing.

10 Young lions lack food and go hungry,

but those who seek the Lord

will not lack any good thing.

11 Come, children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 Who is the man who delights in life,

loving a long life to enjoy what is good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from deceitful speech.

14 Turn away from evil and do what is good;

seek peace and pursue it.

9 O fear the Lord, you his holy ones,

for those who fear him have no want.

10 The young lions suffer want and hunger,

but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

11 Come, O children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 Which of you desires life,

and covets many days to enjoy good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil,

and your lips from speaking deceit.

14 Depart from evil, and do good;

seek peace, and pursue it.

9 Fear Yahweh, you his saints,

for there is no lack for those who fear him.

10 The young lions are in want and suffer hunger,

but those who seek Yahweh will not lack for any good thing.

11 Come, you children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

12 Who is the man who desires life,

who loves many days in order to see good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from speaking deceit.

14 Turn from evil and do good.

Seek peace and pursue it.

9 You people of God, have respect for the Lord.

Those who respect him have everything they need.

10 The lions may grow weak and hungry.

But those who look to the Lord have every good thing they need.

11 My children, come. Listen to me.

I will teach you to have respect for the Lord.

12 Do you love life

and want to see many good days?

13 Then keep your tongues from speaking evil.

Keep your lips from telling lies.

14 Turn away from evil, and do good.

Look for peace, and go after it.

9 O fear the Lord, you His saints;

For to those who fear Him there is no want.

10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;

But they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing.

11 Come, you children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 Who is the man who desires life

And loves length of days that he may see good?

13 Keep your tongue from evil

And your lips from speaking deceit.

14 Depart from evil and do good;

Seek peace and pursue it.