Psalm 34

¹I will bless Jehovah at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

²My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice.

³Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.

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

⁵They looked unto him, and were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded.

⁶This afflicted one called, and Jehovah heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

⁸Taste and see that Jehovah is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him!

⁹Fear Jehovah, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him.

¹⁰The young lions are in need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good.

¹¹Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

¹²What man is he that desireth life, [and] loveth days, that he may see good?

¹³Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile;

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

¹⁵The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;

¹⁶The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth:

¹⁷[The righteous] cry, and Jehovah heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit.

¹⁹Many are the adversities of the righteous, but Jehovah delivereth him out of them all:

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

²¹Evil shall destroy the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall bear their guilt.