Psalms 34:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 34:17

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15 ^aThe eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.

16 ^aThe face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
^bTo¹ cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and ^athe Lord hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.

18 ^aThe Lord is near ^bto those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as¹ have a contrite spirit.

19 ^aMany are the afflictions of the righteous,
^bBut the Lord delivers him out of them all.

20 He guards all his bones;
^aNot one of them is broken.

21 ^aEvil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be¹ condemned.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 34:17

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American Standard Version
`The righteous' cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

Amplified® Bible
When the {righteous} cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their distress {and} troubles.

Contemporary English Version
When his people pray for help, he listens and rescues them from their troubles.

Darby English Version
[The righteous] cry, and Jehovah heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

Good News Bible
The righteous call to the LORD, and he listens; he rescues them from all their troubles.

King James Version
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

New American Standard Bible
{The righteous} cry, and the LORD hears And delivers them out of all their troubles.

New International Version
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.

New King James Version
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The righteous cry, and the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Revised Standard Version
When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Young's Literal Translation
They cried, and Jehovah heard, And from all their distresses delivered them.

New English Translation
The godly¹ cry out and the Lord hears; he saves them from all their troubles.²

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