Psalms 34:18

¹⁶ The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁷ 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.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰ He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is 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 healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
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Psalms 145:18
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
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Isaiah 57:15
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.
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Isaiah 61:1
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;
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Psalms 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
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Ezekiel 36:26
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.
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Isaiah 66:2
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.
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Psalms 85:9
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
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