Psalms 34:17
(34-18) They cried, and the LORD heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
In Context
Cross References
2 Chronicles 32:20And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
Job 8:20Behold, God will not cast away an innocent man, neither will He uphold the evil-doers;
Psalms 9:6(9-7) O thou enemy, the waste places are come to an end for ever; and the cities which thou didst uproot, their very memorial is perished.
Psalms 34:15(34-16) The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.
Psalms 91:15He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him, and bring him to honour.
Psalms 145:18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.
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 →