Psalm 34:18

New International Version

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Cross References

2 Kings 20:5

“Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the Lord.

2 Kings 22:19

Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people—that they would become a curse and be laid waste—and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I also have heard you, declares the Lord.

Psalm 119:151

Yet you are near, Lord, and all your commands are true.

Psalm 145:18

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

Psalm 145:19

He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Psalm 18:7

The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.

Psalm 51:17

My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.

Psalm 75:1

We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.

Psalm 85:9

Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

Isaiah 57:15

For this is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,

Isaiah 66:2

Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord. “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.

Ezekiel 36:26

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:31

Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,