Psalms 34

¹ A Psalm of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

² My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and be glad.

³ O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!

⁴ I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

⁵ Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed.

⁶ This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷ The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

⁸ O taste and see that the LORD is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in him!

⁹ O fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no want!

¹⁰ The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

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

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

¹³ Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.

¹⁴ Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁵ The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry.

¹⁶ The face of the LORD is against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷ When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ The LORD is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

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

²¹ Evil shall slay the wicked; and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

²² The LORD redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.