Psalm 34:4–22

⁴I ^csought the Lord, and He heard me,

And delivered me from all my fears.

⁵They looked to Him and were radiant,

And their faces were not ashamed.

⁶This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him,

And saved him out of all his troubles.

^7dThe ¹angel of the Lord ^eencamps all around those who fear Him,

And delivers them.

⁸Oh, ^ftaste and see that the Lord is good;

^gBlessed is the man who trusts in Him!

⁹Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints!

There is no ²want to those who fear Him.

¹⁰The young lions lack and suffer hunger;

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

¹¹Come, you children, listen to me;

ⁱI will teach you the fear of the Lord.

^12jWho is the man who desires life,

And loves many days, that he may see good?

¹³Keep your tongue from evil,

And your lips from speaking ^kdeceit.

^14lDepart from evil and do good;

^mSeek peace and pursue it.

¹⁵ⁿThe eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

And His ears are open to their cry.

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

^pTo ³cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷The righteous cry out, and ^qthe Lord hears,

And delivers them out of all their troubles.

^18rThe Lord is near ^sto those who have a broken heart,

And saves such as ⁴have a contrite spirit.

^19tMany are the afflictions of the righteous,

^uBut the Lord delivers him out of them all.

²⁰He guards all his bones;

^vNot one of them is broken.

^21wEvil shall slay the wicked,

And those who hate the righteous shall be ⁵condemned.

²²The Lord ^xredeems the soul of His servants,

And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.