⁴ I ^(G)sought the Lord, and he answered me
    and delivered me from all my fears.
⁵ Those who look to him are ^(H)radiant,
    and their faces shall never be ashamed.
^6 (I)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
    and ^(J)saved him out of all his troubles.
^7 (K)The angel of the Lord ^(L)encamps
    around those who fear him, and delivers them.

⁸ Oh, ^(M)taste and see that ^(N)the Lord is good!
    ^(O)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 (P)The young lions suffer want and hunger;
    but those who ^(Q)seek the Lord lack no good thing.

^11 (R)Come, O children, listen to me;
    ^(S)I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
^12 (T)What man is there who desires life
    and loves many days, that he may ^(U)see good?
^13 (V)Keep your tongue from evil
    and your lips from ^(W)speaking deceit.
^14 (X)Turn away from evil and do good;
    seek peace and ^(Y)pursue it.

^15 (Z)The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
    ^(AA)and his ears toward their cry.
^16 (AB)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
    to ^(AC)cut off the memory of them from the earth.
^17 (AD)When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
    and delivers them out of all their troubles.
¹⁸ The Lord is near to ^(AE)the brokenhearted
    and saves ^(AF)the crushed in spirit.

^19 (AG)Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
    ^(AH)but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
²⁰ He keeps all his bones;
    ^(AI)not one of them is broken.
^21 (AJ)Affliction will slay the wicked,
    and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
²² The Lord ^(AK)redeems the life of his servants;
    none of those who take refuge in him will be ^(AL)condemned.