Psalms 34:18

¹⁶ But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷ The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.

The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

²⁰ He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
KJV: The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
WEB: The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
ASV: Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
DARBY: Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit.
BLB: Near [is] YHWH to the broken of heart, and He saves those crushed in spirit.

ÅB: Herren er nær hos dem som har et knust hjerte,
og han redder dem som har en knust ånd.
OTB: Herren er nær dem som har et sønderknust hjerte
Og frelser dem som har en knust ånd.
B1930: Herren er nær hos dem som har et sønderbrutt hjerte, og han frelser dem som har en sønderknust ånd.

Short explanation

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. The verse says God is near precisely when we are hurting.

Context: A psalm of thanks by David.

See also: Psalms 147:3, Psalms 55:22

The explanation was written by an AI and has not yet been reviewed by a person. All explanations

Psalms 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
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Psalms 145:18
The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
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Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
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Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
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Psalms 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
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Ezekiel 36:26
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
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Isaiah 66:2
Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
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Psalms 85:9
Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
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