Psalm 34:18

New Century Version

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and he saves those whose spirits have been crushed.

Cross References

2 Kings 20:5

“Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears, so I will heal you. Three days from now you will go up to the Temple of the Lord.

2 Kings 22:19

When you heard my words against this place and its people, you became sorry for what you had done and humbled yourself before me. I said they would be cursed and would be destroyed. You tore your clothes to show how upset you were, and you cried in my presence. This is why I have heard you, says the Lord.

Psalm 119:151

But, Lord, you are also near, and all your commands are true.

Psalm 145:18

The Lord is close to everyone who prays to him, to all who truly pray to him.

Psalm 145:19

He gives those who respect him what they want. He listens when they cry, and he saves them.

Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.

Psalm 18:7

The earth trembled and shook. The foundations of the mountains began to shake. They trembled because the Lord was angry.

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifice God wants is a broken spirit. God, you will not reject a heart that is broken and sorry for sin.

Psalm 75:1

God, we thank you; we thank you because you are near. We tell about the miracles you do.

Psalm 85:9

God will soon save those who respect him, and his glory will be seen in our land.

Isaiah 55:6

So you should look for the Lord before it is too late; you should call to him while he is near.

Isaiah 57:15

And this is the reason: God lives forever and is holy. He is high and lifted up. He says, “I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are sad and humble. I give new life to those who are humble and to those whose hearts are broken.

Isaiah 61:1

The Lord God has put his Spirit in me, because the Lord has appointed me to tell the good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort those whose hearts are broken, to tell the captives they are free, and to tell the prisoners they are released.

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all things. All things are here because I made them,” says the Lord. “These are the people I am pleased with: those who are not proud or stubborn and who fear my word.

Ezekiel 36:26

Also, I will teach you to respect me completely, and I will put a new way of thinking inside you. I will take out the stubborn hearts of stone from your bodies, and I will give you obedient hearts of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:31

Then you will remember your evil ways and actions that were not good, and you will hate yourselves because of your sins and your terrible acts that I hate.

Luke 4:18

“The Lord has put his Spirit in me, because he appointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to tell the captives they are free and to tell the blind that they can see again. God sent me to free those who have been treated unfairly