Psalms 33:12-22

¹²Come, ye children, hear me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

¹³What man is there that desires life, loving to see good days?

¹⁴Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

¹⁵Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁶The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer:

¹⁷but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to destroy their memorial from the earth. The righteous cried, and the Lord hearkened to them,

¹⁸and delivered them out of all their afflictions.

¹⁹The Lord is near to them that are of a contrite heart; and will save the lowly in spirit.

²⁰Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but out of them all the Lord will deliver them.

²¹He keeps all their bones: not one of them shall be broken.

²²The death of sinners is evil: and they that hate righteousness will go wrong.