Verse 18

The LORD is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 147:3 : 3 He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds.
  • Ps 145:18 : 18 The LORD is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy:“I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The Lord Will Rejuvenate His People The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
  • Ps 51:17 : 17 The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit– O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.
  • Ezek 36:26 : 26 I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh.
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 My hand made them; that is how they came to be,” says the LORD. I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what I have to say.
  • Ps 85:9 : 9 Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; then his splendor will again appear in our land.
  • Ps 119:151 : 151 You are near, O LORD, and all your commands are reliable.
  • Isa 55:6 : 6 Seek the LORD while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!
  • 2 Kgs 22:19 : 19 ‘You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard how I intended to make this place and its residents into an appalling example of an accursed people. You tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,’ says the LORD.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,
  • Ps 75:1 : 1 For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a psalm of Asaph; a song. We give thanks to you, O God! We give thanks! You reveal your presence; people tell about your amazing deeds.
  • Ezek 36:31 : 31 Then you will remember your evil behavior and your deeds which were not good; you will loathe yourselves on account of your sins and your abominable deeds.