Psalms 34:19
\34:18\The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
In Context
18\34:17\The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.
20\34:19\Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.
Cross References
Job 5:19He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.
Job 42:12And the Lord's blessing was greater on the end of Job's life than on its start: and so he came to have fourteen thousand sheep and goats, and six thousand camels, and two thousand oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
Psalms 34:6\34:5\Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed.
Psalms 51:19\51:17\The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.
Psalms 147:3He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.
Isaiah 55:6Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 34:12-22
An Exhortation to Fear God; The Privileges of the Righteous. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord . 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of… Read the whole commentary →