15 ^aThe eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry. ‡

16 ^aThe face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
^bTo¹ cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. ‡

17 The righteous cry out, and ^athe Lord hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles. ‡

18 ^aThe Lord is near ^bto those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as¹ have a contrite spirit. ‡

19 ^aMany are the afflictions of the righteous,
^bBut the Lord delivers him out of them all. ‡

20 He guards all his bones;
^aNot one of them is broken. ‡