Psalms 34:17

(34:18) Those cry, and the Lord heareth, and from all their distresses he delivereth them.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

In Context

16(34:17) [But] the anger of the Lord is against those that do evil, to cut off from the earth their remembrance.

18(34:19) The Lord is nigh unto those that are broken-hearted: and he saveth those that are of a contrite spirit.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 32:20And king Hezekiah and Isaiah the son of Amos the prophet prayed for this cause, and they cried to heaven.

Job 8:20Behold, God will not reject a perfect man, and will not hold fast by their hand the evil-doers:

Psalms 9:6(9:7) O thou enemy, the ruins are passed away for ever, and the cities which thou hast destroyed,—lost is their memorial, yea, theirs.

Psalms 34:15(34:16) The eyes of the Lord are directed unto the righteous, and his ears unto their cry.

Psalms 91:15He will call on me, and I will answer him: with him will I be in distress; I will deliver him, and grant him honor.

Psalms 145:18The Lord is nigh unto all those who call on him, to all who call on 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 →

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