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Psalm 34:17–20

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17nWhen the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears

and delivers them out of all their troubles.

18The Lord is near to qthe brokenhearted

and saves rthe crushed in spirit.

19sMany are the afflictions of the righteous,

tbut the Lord delivers him out of them all.

20He keeps all his bones;

unot one of them is broken.

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

Cross references

  1. n[See ver. 15 above]
  2. qPs. 51:17; 147:3; Isa. 61:1
  3. rIsa. 57:15; 66:2; See Luke 15:17–24
  4. s2 Tim. 3:11, 12
  5. tver. 6, 17, 22; [Acts 12:11]
  6. uJohn 19:36

In other versions

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.

The righteous person may have many troubles,

but the Lord delivers him from them all;

he protects all his bones,

not one of them will be broken.

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.

One who is righteous has many adversities,

but the Lord rescues him from them all.

He protects all his bones;

not one of them is broken.

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.

The righteous person faces many troubles,

but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.

For the Lord protects the bones of the righteous;

not one of them is broken!

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.

Many are the distresses of the righteous,

but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

He protects all his bones;

not one of them is broken.

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.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous:

But the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

He keepeth all his bones:

Not one of them is broken.