Psalms 34:18

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 147:3 : 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
  • Ps 145:18 : 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
  • Ps 51:17 : 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
  • Ezek 36:26 : 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
  • Ps 85:9 : 9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
  • Ps 119:151 : 151 Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
  • Isa 55:6 : 6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
  • 2 Kgs 22:19 : 19 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
  • Ps 75:1 : 1 Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
  • Ezek 36:31 : 31 Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.

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    17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

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    3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

  • Ps 34:17
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    17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

  • Ps 34:19-20
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    19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

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  • Ps 145:18-19
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    18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

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    6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

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    8I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

  • Ps 107:19
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    19Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

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    15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

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    22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

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    39But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

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    17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

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    6Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

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    15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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    17The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.

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    28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

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