Psalm 34

¹I will bless the Lord at all times; *his praise shall ever be in my mouth.

²I will glory in the Lord; *let the humble hear and rejoice.

³Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord; *let us exalt his Name together.

⁴I sought the Lord, and he answered me *and delivered me out of all my terror.

⁵Look upon him and be radiant, *and let not your faces be ashamed.

⁶I called in my affliction and the Lord heard me *and saved me from all my troubles.

⁷The angel of the Lord encompasses those who fear him, *and he will deliver them.

⁸Taste and see that the Lord is good; *happy are they who trust in him!

⁹Fear the Lord, you that are his saints, *for those who fear him lack nothing.

¹⁰The young lions lack and suffer hunger, *but those who seek the Lord lack nothing that is good.

¹¹Come, children, and listen to me; *I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

¹²Who among you loves life *and desires long life to enjoy prosperity?

¹³Keep your tongue from evil-speaking *and your lips from lying words.

¹⁴Turn from evil and do good; *seek peace and pursue it.

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, *and his ears are open to their cry.

¹⁶The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, *to root out the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷The righteous cry, and the Lord hears them *and delivers them from all their troubles.

¹⁸The Lord is near to the brokenhearted *and will save those whose spirits are crushed.

¹⁹Many are the troubles of the righteous, *but the Lord will deliver him out of them all.

²⁰He will keep safe all his bones; *not one of them shall be broken.

²¹Evil shall slay the wicked, *and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

²²The Lord ransoms the life of his servants, *and none will be punished who trust in him.