Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Near is Yahweh, to the broken in heart, And, the crushed in spirit, will he save.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are crushed in spirit.

King James Version

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Holman Bible

The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.

International Standard Version

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted, and he delivers those whose spirit has been crushed.

A Conservative Version

LORD is near to those who are of a broken heart, and saves such as are of a contrite spirit.

American Standard Version

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

Amplified


The Lord is near to the heartbroken
And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).

Bible in Basic English

The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.

Darby Translation

Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah is near to the broken of heart, and he will save the humble of spirit

King James 2000

The LORD is near unto them that are of a broken heart; and saves such as be of a contrite spirit.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh [is] near to [those who are] heartbroken and saves [those who are] crushed in spirit.

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah is near to the broken-hearted; and saves those who are of a contrite spirit.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD is nigh unto them that are contrite in heart, and will save such as be of a humble spirit.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

Webster

The LORD is nigh to them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

World English Bible

Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

Youngs Literal Translation

Near is Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 34:18

References

Hastings

Images Psalm 34:18

Context Readings

The Lord Delivers The Righteous

17 They made outcry, and Yahweh heard, And, out of all their straits, hath he rescued them. 18 Near is Yahweh, to the broken in heart, And, the crushed in spirit, will he save. 19 Many are the misfortunes of the righteous, But, out of them all, doth Yahweh rescue him.

Cross References

Psalm 145:18

Near is Yahweh to all who call upon him, - to all them who call upon him in faithfulness.

Isaiah 57:15

For, thus, saith he that is high and lifted up - Inhabiting futurity, And, holy, is his name: A high and holy place, will I inhabit, Also with the crushed and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, and To revive the heart of them who are crushed; -

Psalm 147:3

He is healing the broken in heart, - and binding up their hurts.

Isaiah 61:1

The spirit of My Lord Yahweh, is upon me, - Because Yahweh Hath anointed me to tell good tidings to the oppressed, lath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, To proclaim To captives, liberty, To them who are bound, the opening of the prison;

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifices of God, are a spirit that is broken, - A heart - broken and crushed, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Isaiah 66:2

For, all these things, hath mine own hand made, And all these things came into being, - Declareth Yahweh. But for this one, will I look around, For him who is humbled and smitten in spirit, And so careth anxiously for my word.

Psalm 119:151

Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek Yahweh while he may be found, - Call ye upon him while he is near:

2 Kings 22:19

Because, tender, was thy heart, and thou didst humble thyself before Yahweh when thou heardest what I had spoken against this place and against the inhabitants thereof - that they should become a desolation and a curse, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me, therefore also, I, have hearkened - declareth Yahweh.

Psalm 85:9

Surely, near unto them who revere him, is his salvation, That the Glory, may settle down, in our land.

Ezekiel 36:26

And I will give you a new heart, And a new spirit, will I put within you,-And I will take away the heart of stone, of your flesh, And will give you a heart of flesh;

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord, is upon me, because he hath anointed me - to tell glad tidings unto the destitute; He hath sent me forth, - To proclaim, to captives, a release, and, to the blind, a recovering of sight, - to send away the crushed, with a release;

Psalm 75:1

We have given thanks unto thee, O God, we have given thanks, And, in calling upon thy Name, men have recounted thy wonders.

Ezekiel 36:31

Then shall ye call to mind Your ways that were wicked, and Your doings that were not good,- And shall become loathsome in your own sight. For your iniquities and For your abominations.

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