Psalms 34:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 34:17

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.

22 The Lord ^aredeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.

Definitions of words in Psalms 34:17:

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}