Psalms 34:17
Lord, when will you look down upon me? Restore my soul from before their malice, my only one from before the lions.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
In Context
18I will confess to you in a great Church. I will praise you among a weighty people.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 32:20And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed against this blasphemy, and they cried out to heaven.
Job 8:20God will not discard the simple, nor will he extend his hand to the spiteful,
Psalms 9:6You have rebuked the Gentiles, and the impious one has perished. You have deleted their name in eternity and for all generations.
Psalms 34:15And they have been joyful against me, and they joined together. Scourges have been gathered over me, and I was ignorant of it.
Psalms 91:15They will still be multiplied in a fruitful old age, and they will endure well,
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 →