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Psalm 34:18

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

Psalm 34:18, King James Version (KJV)

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

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Psalm 34 (KJV)

A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.

  1. 1I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
  2. 2My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
  3. 3O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
  4. 4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
  5. 5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
  6. 6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
  7. 7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
  8. 8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
  9. 9O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
  10. 10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
  11. 11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
  12. 12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
  13. 13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
  14. 14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
  15. 15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
  16. 16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
  17. 17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
  18. 18The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
  19. 19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
  20. 20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
  21. 21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
  22. 22The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Related verses

Passages that readers often connect with Psalm 34:18, in the King James Version.

  • Psalm 147:3

    He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

  • Psalm 145:18

    The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  • Psalm 51:17

    The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

  • Ezekiel 36:26

    A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

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1769 standardized text (eBible.org eng-kjv). Public domain outside the United Kingdom. Text courtesy of the Crosswire Bible Society and eBible.org. World English Bible Protestant Edition (eBible engwebp, 2026-09-15 snapshot). Public domain. World English Bible is a trademark of eBible.org. Text unmodified; footnotes and formatting omitted. Related verses: OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0), from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.