Psalm 34

Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.

¹I will extol the Lord at all times;

his praise will always be on my lips.

²I will glory in the Lord;

let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

³Glorify the Lord with me;

let us exalt his name together.

⁴I sought the Lord, and he answered me;

he delivered me from all my fears.

⁵Those who look to him are radiant;

their faces are never covered with shame.

⁶This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;

he saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,

and he delivers them.

⁸Taste and see that the Lord is good;

blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

⁹Fear the Lord, you his holy people,

for those who fear him lack nothing.

¹⁰The lions may grow weak and hungry,

but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

¹¹Come, my children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

¹²Whoever of you loves life

and desires to see many good days,

¹³keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from telling lies.

¹⁴Turn from evil and do good;

seek peace and pursue it.

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and his ears are attentive to their cry;

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

to blot out their name from the earth.

¹⁷The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;

he delivers them from all their troubles.

¹⁸The Lord is close to the brokenhearted

and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

¹⁹The righteous person may have many troubles,

but the Lord delivers him from them all;

²⁰he protects all his bones,

not one of them will be broken.

²¹Evil will slay the wicked;

the foes of the righteous will be condemned.

²²The Lord will rescue his servants;

no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.