Psalm 34:12-18

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.