Psalms 34:17
The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
In Context
16The LORD’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.
18The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 32:20Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
Job 8:20“Behold, God will not cast away a blameless man, neither will he uphold the evildoers.
Psalms 9:6The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.
Psalms 34:15The LORD’s eyes are towards the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
Psalms 91:15He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honour him.
Psalms 145:18The LORD is near to 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 →