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Psalms 34:18 — The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth…
“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
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The verses around Psalms 34:18.
16The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
Verse explanation
One of the most comforting verses in the psalm: God doesn’t stay away from those with a broken heart, He draws near precisely to those crushed inside.
From the Psalms 34 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 34:18 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Perto está o Senhor dos que teem o coração quebrantado, e salva os contritos de espirito.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O SENHOR [está] perto daqueles que estão com o coração partido, e sava os aflitos de espírito.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El Señor está cerca de los que tienen el corazón roto. Él salva a aquellos cuyo espíritu está quebrantado.
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In other languages: Português (Salmos 34:18) · Español (Salmos 34:18)
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