Words from Psalm 34

 

I will extol the Lord at all times;

    his praise will always be on my lips.

  I will glory in the Lord;

    let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

  Glorify the Lord with me;

    let us exalt his name together.

 

  I sought the Lord, and he answered me;

    he delivered me from all my fears.

 Those who look to him are radiant;

    their faces are never covered with shame.

 This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;

    he saved him out of all his troubles.

  The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,

    and he delivers them.

 

  Taste and see that the Lord is good;

    blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

 Fear the Lord, you his holy people,

    for those who fear him lack nothing.

  The lions may grow weak and hungry,

    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

  Come, my children, listen to me;

    I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

  Whoever of you loves life

    and desires to see many good days,

  keep your tongue from evil

    and your lips from telling lies.

  Turn from evil and do good;

    seek peace and pursue it.

 

  The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

    and his ears are attentive to their cry;

  but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil,

    to blot out their name from the earth.

 

  The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;

    he delivers them from all their troubles.

 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted

    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

 

  The righteous person may have many troubles,

    but the Lord delivers him from them all;

  he protects all his bones,

    not one of them will be broken. Psalm 34: 1-20