Psalms 34:15–22
The Lord watches the righteous and stays close to the brokenhearted, delivering them from all their troubles and ensuring they will never be condemned.
15 Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
16 Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
20 He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
22 Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.
The Lord watches the righteous and stays close to the brokenhearted, delivering them from all their troubles and ensuring they will never be condemned.
To conclude the acrostic with a definitive statement on divine justice, contrasting God's compassionate attentiveness to the righteous and brokenhearted with His judicial opposition to the wicked.
Taste and See the LORD's Goodness in Fear and Refuge
Those who seek, fear, and take refuge in the LORD can praise Him continually because He hears the afflicted, draws near to the brokenhearted, delivers the righteous, and redeems His servants from condemnation.