Psalm 34:8-18

English Standard Version

⁸ Oh, ^(A)taste and see that ^(B)the Lord is good!
    ^(C)Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
⁹ Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
    for those who fear him have no lack!
^10 (D)The young lions suffer want and hunger;
    but those who ^(E)seek the Lord lack no good thing.

^11 (F)Come, O children, listen to me;
    ^(G)I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
^12 (H)What man is there who desires life
    and loves many days, that he may ^(I)see good?
^13 (J)Keep your tongue from evil
    and your lips from ^(K)speaking deceit.
^14 (L)Turn away from evil and do good;
    seek peace and ^(M)pursue it.

^15 (N)The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
    ^(O)and his ears toward their cry.
^16 (P)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
    to ^(Q)cut off the memory of them from the earth.
^17 (R)When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
    and delivers them out of all their troubles.
¹⁸ The Lord is near to ^(S)the brokenhearted
    and saves ^(T)the crushed in spirit.