Psalms 34:17
They made outcry, and Yahweh heard, And, out of all their straits, hath he rescued them.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
In Context
16the face of Yahweh, is against such as do wickedness, To cut off, from the earth, their memory.
18Near is Yahweh, to the broken in heart, And, the crushed in spirit, will he save.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 32:20And Hezekiah the king and Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, prayed concerning this,-and made outcry unto the heavens,
Job 8:20Lo! GOD, will not reject a blameless man, neither will he grasp the hand of evil-doers:
Psalms 9:6O enemy! complete are the desolations, evermore,—even cities, hast thou uprooted, The memory of, them, hath perished.
Psalms 34:15The eyes of Yahweh, are towards the righteous, And, his ears, towards their cry for help:
Psalms 91:15He shall call me, and I will answer him, With him, will, I, be, in distress, I will rescue him, and will honour him;
Psalms 145:18Near is Yahweh to all who call upon him,—to all them who call upon him in faithfulness.
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 →