Psalms 34:18

In 11 translations

BSB

The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

KJV

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.unto…: Heb. to the broken of heartof a contrite…: Heb. contrite of spirit

WEB

Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

ASV

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

LSV

YHWH [is] near to the broken of heart, || And He saves the bruised of spirit.

YLT

Near [is] Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.

DBY

Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit.

DRC33:19

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and he will save the humble of spirit.

GNV

The Lord is neere vnto them that are of a contrite heart, and will saue such as be afflicted in Spirite.

JPS34:19

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

LXXE33:19

The Lord is near to them that are of a contrite heart; and will save the lowly in spirit.Gr. the broken in heart.

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WLC34:19

קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵ֑ב וְֽאֶת־דַּכְּאֵי־ר֥וּחַ יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃KJV:Ps.34.18

LXX-Br33:19

Ἐγγὺς Κύριος τοῖς συντετριμμένοις τὴν καρδίαν, καὶ τοὺς ταπεινοὺς τῷ πνεύματι σώσει.

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• Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
• Psalms 145:18The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
• Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive…
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
• Psalms 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
• Ezekiel 36:26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
• Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
• Psalms 85:9Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
• Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
• Psalms 119:151You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
• 2 Kings 22:19because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn…
• Ezekiel 36:31Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.
• Psalms 75:1We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.

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