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

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

Because he remembered not to show kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, And the broken in heart, to slay them .

He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.

My days are past, my purposes are broken off, Even the thoughts of my heart.

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.

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore.

And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Jehovah.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

Concerning the prophets. My heart within me is broken, all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of Jehovah, and because of his holy words.

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.

Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and his Spirit.

And those of you that escape shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captive, how that I have been broken with their lewd heart, which hath departed from me, and with they eyes, which play the harlot after their idols: and they shall loathe themselves in their own sight for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.

Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet thou shalt neither mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.

This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; he will come and save you.