Psalm 34:11-22 NIRV

Psalm 34:11-22

My children, come. Listen to me.

I will teach you to have respect for the Lord.

Do you love life

and want to see many good days?

Then keep your tongues from speaking evil.

Keep your lips from telling lies.

Turn away from evil, and do good.

Look for peace, and go after it.

The Lord looks with favor on those who are godly.

His ears are open to their cry.

But the Lord doesn’t look with favor on those who do evil.

He removes all memory of them from the earth.

Godly people cry out, and the Lord hears them.

He saves them from all their troubles.

The Lord is close to those whose hearts have been broken.

He saves those whose spirits have been crushed.

The person who does what is right may have many troubles.

But the Lord saves him from all of them.

The Lord watches over all his bones.

Not one of them will be broken.

Sinners will be killed by their own evil.

The enemies of godly people will be judged.

The Lord will save those who serve him.

No one who goes to him for safety will be found guilty.

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