Psalms 34:6-21

⁶This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.

⁷The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.

⁸By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.

⁹Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.

¹⁰The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.

¹¹Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

¹²What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?

¹³Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

¹⁴Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

¹⁶The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.

¹⁹Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

²⁰He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.

²¹Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.