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Psalm 34:15–20

15  yThe eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,

And zhis ears are open unto their cry.

16  aThe face of the Lord is against them that do evil,

bTo cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17  bbThe righteous cry, and cthe Lord heareth,

cAnd delivereth them out of all their troubles.

18  dThe Lord is nigh unto them that are of a ebroken heart;

And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

19  fMany are the afflictions of the righteous:

gBut the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

20  He keepeth all his bones:

hNot one of them is broken.

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Psalm 34:15–20 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and his ears are attentive to their cry;

16 but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil,

to blot out their name from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;

he delivers them from all their troubles.

18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted

and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

19 The righteous person may have many troubles,

but the Lord delivers him from them all;

20 he protects all his bones,

not one of them will be broken.

Psalm 34:15–20 — English Standard Version (ESV)

15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous

and his ears toward their cry.

16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,

to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears

and delivers them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted

and saves the crushed in spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

20 He keeps all his bones;

not one of them is broken.

Psalm 34:15–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right;

his ears are open to their cries for help.

16 But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil;

he will erase their memory from the earth.

17 The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help.

He rescues them from all their troubles.

18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;

he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.

19 The righteous person faces many troubles,

but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.

20 For the Lord protects the bones of the righteous;

not one of them is broken!

Psalm 34:15–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

And His ears are open to their cry.

16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,

To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,

And delivers them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,

And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

But the Lord delivers him out of them all.

20 He guards all his bones;

Not one of them is broken.

Psalm 34:15–20 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 The Lord sees the good people

and listens to their prayers.

16 But the Lord is against those who do evil;

he makes the world forget them.

17 The Lord hears good people when they cry out to him,

and he saves them from all their troubles.

18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted,

and he saves those whose spirits have been crushed.

19 People who do what is right may have many problems,

but the Lord will solve them all.

20 He will protect their very bones;

not one of them will be broken.

Psalm 34:15–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous,

And his ears are open unto their cry.

16 The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil,

To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard,

And delivered them out of all their troubles.

18 Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,

And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous;

But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.

20 He keepeth all his bones:

Not one of them is broken.

Psalm 34:15–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry; 16 The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth: 17 The righteous cry, and Jehovah heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18 Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the adversities of the righteous, but Jehovah delivereth him out of them all: 20 He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.

Psalm 34:15–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 The Lord’s eyes are on righteous people. 

His ears hear their cry for help. 

16 The Lord confronts those who do evil 

in order to wipe out all memory of them from the earth. 

17 ⸤Righteous people⸥ cry out. 

The Lord hears and rescues them from all their troubles. 

18 The Lord is near to those whose hearts are humble. 

He saves those whose spirits are crushed. 

19 The righteous person has many troubles, 

but the Lord rescues him from all of them. 

20 The Lord guards all of his bones. 

Not one of them is broken. 

Psalm 34:15–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and His ears are open to their cry for help.

16 The face of the Lord is set

against those who do what is evil,

to erase all memory of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,

and delivers them from all their troubles.

18 The Lord is near the brokenhearted;

He saves those crushed in spirit.

19 Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,

but the Lord delivers him from them all.

20 He protects all his bones;

not one of them is broken.

Psalm 34:15–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and his ears are open to their cry.

16 The face of the Lord is against evildoers,

to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears,

and rescues them from all their troubles.

18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted,

and saves the crushed in spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

but the Lord rescues them from them all.

20 He keeps all their bones;

not one of them will be broken.

Psalm 34:15–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous,

and his ears toward their cry for help.

16 The face of Yahweh is against evildoers,

to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 They cry out and Yahweh hears

and delivers them from all of their troubles.

18 Yahweh is near to those who are heartbroken

and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

19 Many are the distresses of the righteous,

but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

20 He protects all his bones;

not one of them is broken.

Psalm 34:15–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 The Lord looks with favor on those who are godly.

His ears are open to their cry.

16 The Lord doesn’t look with favor on those who do evil.

He removes all memory of them from the earth.

17 Godly people cry out, and the Lord hears them.

He saves them from all of their troubles.

18 The Lord is close to those whose hearts have been broken.

He saves those whose spirits have been crushed.

19 Anyone who does what is right may have many troubles.

But the Lord saves him from all of them.

20 The Lord watches over all of his bones.

Not one of them will be broken.

Psalm 34:15–20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous

And His ears are open to their cry.

16 The face of the Lord is against evildoers,

To cut off the memory of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry, and the Lord hears

And delivers them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted

And saves those who are crushed in spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

But the Lord delivers him out of them all.

20 He keeps all his bones,

Not one of them is broken.


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