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15 Shun evil and do good;
    seek peace and pursue it.
16 [a]The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
    and his ears are open to their cry.
17 The face of the Lord is turned against those who do evil,
    to erase all memory of them from the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 34:16 The eyes and ears of the Lord are attuned to the righteous (see Ps 33:18), but the face of the Lord (see note on Ps 13:2) is against evildoers (see Lev 17:10; Jer 23:30; 1 Pet 3:10-12).