Psalm 34

Revised Geneva Translation

34 I will always give thanks to the LORD. His praise shall be in my mouth continually.

² My soul shall glory in the LORD. The humble shall hear it and be glad.

³ Praise the LORD with me; and let us magnify His Name together.

⁴ I sought the LORD, and He heard me. Indeed, He delivered me out of all my fear.

⁵ They shall look to Him and run; and their faces shall not be ashamed.

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

⁷ The Angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him and delivers them.

⁸ Taste and see how gracious the LORD is. Blessed is the man who trusts in Him.

⁹ Fear the LORD, you, His saints. For those who fear Him lack nothing.

¹⁰ The lions lack and suffer hunger. But those who seek the LORD shall lack nothing that is good.

¹¹ Come children, hear me. I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

¹² What man is he who desires life and loves long days to see good?

¹³ Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips, so that they speak no deceit.

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

¹⁵ The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous; and His ears are open to their cry.

¹⁶ The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off their remembrance from the Earth.

¹⁷ The righteous cry and the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ The LORD is near to those who are of a contrite heart; and will save such as are afflicted in spirit.

¹⁹ Great are the troubles 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 Malice shall slay the wicked; and those who hate the righteous shall perish.

²² The LORD redeems the souls of His servants; and no one who trusts in Him shall perish. A Psalm of David.