Psalms 34:3-22

³Praise Yahweh with me, let us lift up his name together.

⁴I sought Yahweh and he answered me, and he gave me victory over all my fears.

⁵Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces are not ashamed.

⁶This oppressed man cried and Yahweh heard him and saved him from all his troubles.

⁷The angel of Yahweh camps around those who fear him and rescues them.

⁸Taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

⁹Fear Yahweh, you his holy people. There is no lack for those who fear him.

¹⁰The young lions sometimes lack food and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh will not lack anything good.

¹¹Come, sons, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

¹²What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good?

¹³Then keep your tongue from evil and keep your lips from speaking lies.

¹⁴Turn away from evil and do good. Seek peace and go after it.

¹⁵The eyes of Yahweh are on the righteous and his ears are directed toward their cry.

¹⁶The face of Yahweh is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷The righteous cry out and Yahweh hears and he rescues them from all their troubles.

¹⁸Yahweh is close to the brokenhearted, and he saves those who are crushed in spirit.

¹⁹Many are the troubles of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers them out of them all.

²⁰He keeps all his bones, not one of them will be broken.

²¹Evil will kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

²²Yahweh rescues the lives of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.