Psalm 34

¹I will bless the Lord at all times;

his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

²My soul makes its boast in the Lord;

let the humble hear and be glad.

³O magnify the Lord with me,

and let us exalt his name together.

⁴I sought the Lord, and he answered me,

and delivered me from all my fears.

⁵Look to him, and be radiant;

so your faces shall never be ashamed.

⁶This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord,

and was saved from every trouble.

⁷The angel of the Lord encamps

around those who fear him, and delivers them.

⁸O taste and see that the Lord is good;

happy are those who take refuge in him.

⁹O fear the Lord, you his holy ones,

for those who fear him have no want.

¹⁰The young lions suffer want and hunger,

but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

¹¹Come, O children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

¹²Which of you desires life,

and covets many days to enjoy good?

¹³Keep your tongue from evil,

and your lips from speaking deceit.

¹⁴Depart from evil, and do good;

seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and his ears are open to their cry.

¹⁶The face of the Lord is against evildoers,

to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears,

and rescues them from all their troubles.

¹⁸The Lord is near to the brokenhearted,

and saves the crushed in spirit.

¹⁹Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

but the Lord rescues them from them all.

²⁰He keeps all their bones;

not one of them will be broken.

²¹Evil brings death to the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

²²The Lord redeems the life of his servants;

none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.