Psalm 34:12-22

English Standard Version

¹²^(A)What man is there who desires life
    and loves many days, that he may ^(B)see good?
¹³^(C)Keep your tongue from evil
    and your lips from ^(D)speaking deceit.
¹⁴^(E)Turn away from evil and do good;
    seek peace and ^(F)pursue it.

¹⁵^(G)The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
    ^(H)and his ears toward their cry.
¹⁶^(I)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
    to ^(J)cut off the memory of them from the earth.
¹⁷^(K)When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
    and delivers them out of all their troubles.
¹⁸The Lord is near to ^(L)the brokenhearted
    and saves ^(M)the crushed in spirit.

¹⁹^(N)Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
    ^(O)but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
²⁰He keeps all his bones;
    ^(P)not one of them is broken.
²¹^(Q)Affliction will slay the wicked,
    and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
²²The Lord ^(R)redeems the life of his servants;
    none of those who take refuge in him will be ^(S)condemned.