Psalms 34:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”

Psalms 34:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 34:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 34:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Psalms 34:18 — World English Bible

Psalms 34:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 34:18 — American Standard Version

Psalms 34:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Near <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.”

Psalms 34:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 34:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Psalms 34:18 — Darby Translation

Psalms 34:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Psalms 34:18 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 34:18 in Context — Psalms 34

16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

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

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

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What Does Psalms 34:18 Mean?

Psalms 34:18 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 34. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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