^{Psalm 34 [CEV]
5} Keep your eyes on the Lord!
You will shine like the sun
    and never blush with shame.
⁶ I was a nobody, but I prayed,
    and the Lord saved me
    from all my troubles.

⁷ If you honor the Lord,
    his angel will protect you.
⁸ Discover for yourself
    that the Lord is kind.
    Come to him for protection,
    and you will be glad.

⁹ Honor the Lord!
    You are his special people.
    No one who honors the Lord
    will ever be in need.
¹⁰ Young lions^[a] may go hungry
    or even starve,
but if you trust the Lord,
    you will never miss out
    on anything good.

¹¹ Come, my children, listen
    as I teach you
    to respect the Lord.
¹² Do you want to live
    and enjoy a long life?
¹³ Then don’t say cruel things
    and don’t tell lies.
¹⁴     Do good instead of evil
    and try to live at peace.

¹⁵ If you obey the Lord,
he will watch over you
    and answer your prayers.
¹⁶ But God despises evil people,
    and he will wipe them all
from the earth,
    till they are forgotten.
¹⁷ When his people pray for help,
    he listens and rescues them
    from their troubles.
¹⁸ The Lord is there to rescue
all
    who are discouraged
    and have given up hope.

¹⁹ The Lord’s people
    may suffer a lot,
    but he will always
    bring them safely through.