Psalms 34:14-22

14Turn away from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it!

15The Lord’s eyes are on righteous people. His ears hear their cry for help.

16The Lord confronts those who do evil in order to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

17⌞Righteous people⌟ cry out. The Lord hears and rescues them from all their troubles.

18The Lord is near to those whose hearts are humble. He saves those whose spirits are crushed.

19The righteous person has many troubles, but the Lord rescues him from all of them.

20The Lord guards all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

21Evil will kill wicked people, and those who hate righteous people will be condemned.

22The Lord protects the souls of his servants. All who take refuge in him will never be condemned.