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Psalm 34:17–18

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34:17The godly28 cry out and the Lord hears;

he saves them from all their troubles.29

34:18The Lord is near the brokenhearted;

he delivers30 those who are discouraged.31

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Psalm 34:18: The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

Footnotes

  1. 28 Heb “they” (i.e., the godly mentioned in v. 15).
  2. 29 The three perfect verbal forms are taken in a generalizing sense in v. 17 and translated with the present tense (note the generalizing mood of vv. 18–22).
  3. 30 The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the Lord typically delivers the oppressed and needy.
  4. 31 Heb “the crushed in spirit.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears

and delivers them out of all their troubles.

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted

and saves the crushed in spirit.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;

he delivers them from all their troubles.

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted

and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,

and rescues them from all their troubles.

The Lord is near the brokenhearted;

he saves those crushed in spirit.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

He rescues them from all their troubles.

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;

he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They cry out and Yahweh hears

and delivers them from all of their troubles.

Yahweh is near to those who are heartbroken

and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

KJV 1900King James Version

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth,

And delivereth them out of all their troubles.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;

And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.