⁴ I sought the Lord and he answered me;
    he delivered me from all of my fears.
⁵ Look to him and be radiant;
    and you^[c] will not be ashamed.

⁶ This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard
    and delivered him from all of his distress.
⁷ The angel of the Lord surrounds those who fear him,
    and he delivers them.

⁸ Taste and see that the Lord is good!
    How blessed is the person who trusts in him!
⁹ Fear the Lord, you holy ones of his;
    for those who fear him lack nothing.
¹⁰ Young lions lack and go hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord will never lack any good thing.

¹¹ Come, children, listen to me,
    and I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
¹² Who among you^[d] desires life,
    and wants long life in order to see good?
¹³ Then keep your tongue from doing evil
    and your lips from spreading lies.
¹⁴ Avoid evil and do good!
    Seek peace and pursue it!

¹⁵ The^[e] Lord looks on the righteous,
    and he listens to their cries.
¹⁶ The face of the Lord is set against those who do evil,
    and he will remove people’s recollection of them from the earth.

¹⁷ The Lord hears those who cry out,
    and he delivers them from all their distress.
¹⁸ The Lord is close to the brokenhearted,
    and he delivers those whose spirit has been crushed.
¹⁹ A righteous person will have many troubles,
    but the Lord will deliver him from them all.
²⁰ God^[f] protects all his bones;
    not one of them will be broken.

²¹ Evil will kill the wicked;
    those who hate the righteous will be held guilty.
²² The Lord redeems the lives of his servants;
    and none of those who trust in him will be held guilty.

‘Saul has struck down his thousands,
    but David his ten thousands’?”