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Psalm 34:17-18

诗篇 34:17-18

The Passage

The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

In the other language

义人呼求，耶和华听见了，便救他们脱离一切患难。耶和华靠近伤心的人，拯救灵性痛悔的人。

Theme

Near the brokenhearted

Bring a question to this passage

Many readers arrive here from a real question. These are reflections for how this passage speaks to the questions people bring most often — not an answer about what will happen, but an invitation to sit with it slowly.

How do I face this season of pressure at work?

A crushed spirit is named here without blame or embarrassment. The passage does not give instructions for handling a demanding workplace, but it gives the cry of someone in trouble a place before God. It speaks of hearing, deliverance, and nearness to the brokenhearted; it does not supply a timetable or predict how your situation will change. If pressure has worn you down, you need not turn that exhaustion into evidence that you have failed at faith. You can let the words make room for an honest cry, and for admitting that support is needed. What have you been carrying silently that you could finally name?

Carry thisAn honest cry is not a failure of faith.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 40:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

I want to learn to love better in this relationship.

A broken heart is not pushed aside in these words. The psalm speaks of the LORD hearing cries, delivering the troubled, and drawing near to the crushed in spirit. It does not directly describe relationship practices, but it makes room for pain to be spoken rather than concealed. Wanting to love better does not mean you must become less honest about your own hurt. Nor does it require you to repair everything the other person carries. You can hear this passage's tenderness toward suffering and consider how to listen without minimizing, fixing, or defending yourself. Whose hurt needs to be heard more honestly in this relationship, including your own?

Carry thisHonest love leaves room for pain to be heard.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 40:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

What do I need to let go of in the coming weeks?

Letting go can feel like another demand when you are already carrying more than you can name. This passage does not identify what you need to release in the coming weeks, but it offers room to bring your distress to God. You do not have to make your hurt presentable before crying out. God's nearness here meets a broken heart, not a polished account of how well you are coping. Perhaps you can stop insisting that you should already be fine. Let your prayer begin with whatever feels most tender, without rushing toward a resolution. A broken heart needs care—what might you stop demanding of yourself as you bring yours to God?

Carry thisYour hurt does not have to be hidden in prayer.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 40:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

How can I find stillness in a busy life?

Sometimes busyness leaves little room to notice how hurt or weary you are. This passage does not offer advice about schedules; it speaks of crying out, being heard, and the LORD's nearness to the brokenhearted. Its language of deliverance belongs to the psalm's testimony, not to a timetable you can calculate for your own troubles. For someone seeking stillness, it offers permission to come to prayer without first becoming composed. A pause may hold tears, a few unfinished words, or the admission that you feel crushed. None of these needs to be disguised as calm. This passage does not offer advice about finding stillness. Which part of your weariness could you bring honestly before the Lord who hears and is near to the brokenhearted?

Carry thisYour prayer does not have to sound calm or complete.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 40:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

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Psalm 34 — in context

11Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

12Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

14Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.

15The LORD’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

16The LORD’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.

17The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

18The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

20He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

21Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

22The LORD redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.

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