Psalms 34

Treated in 54 passages across the library.

  • 34:18 The LORD stays close to those whose hearts are broken, and rescues those whose spirits are crushed. 19
  • 34:8 Taste and see how good the LORD is! How blessed is the person who makes him their refuge! 12
  • 34:1 I will bless the LORD in every season; praise of him will never leave my mouth. 3
  • 34:19 A righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD brings them safely through every one. 3
  • 34:4 I went looking for the LORD; he gave me an answer and rescued me from everything I dreaded. 2
  • 34:5 Those who look to him glow with joy, and no shame will darken their faces. 2
  • 34:7 The angel of the LORD pitches camp all around the people who fear him, and sets them free. 2
  • 34:9 Fear the LORD, all you his people set apart; nothing is missing for those who fear him. 2
  • 34:10 Even young lions can go short and feel hunger, but those who seek the LORD will never be without anything good. 2
  • 34:15 The LORD keeps his eyes on the righteous and his ears open to their call for help. 2
  • 34:6 Here was a poor man who cried out; the LORD heard and rescued him from every one of his troubles. 1
  • 34:12 Which of you wants life and longs for many days to enjoy good things? 1
  • 34:14 Turn away from evil and do what is good; look for peace and go after it. 1
  • 34:20 He watches over their whole body; not a single bone will be broken. 1
  • 34:22 The LORD ransoms the lives of his servants; none who make him their refuge will bear guilt. 1

Open Word Bible

  1. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites Ps. 34:15

    …“The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry,” (Ps. 34:15). This passage, while extolling the care which Divine Providence spontaneously exercises…

  2. Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 4 · Ochorus Originals

    Day 9 — Jesus Wept cites Psalm 34:18

    …11:35 (BSB) “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18 (BSB) “Jesus wept” is the shortest verse in the Bible. Just two words. But those two…

  3. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    January cites Psa. xxxiv. 19

    …4 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. Psa. xxxiv. 19. All the afflictions of the righteous open out into something glorious. The prisoner is…

  4. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    The Lord is Good cites Psalm 34:8

    “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!” (Psalm 34:8). Have you ever asked yourself what you honestly think of God at the bottom of your…

  5. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: Prayers and Promises cites Psalm 34:8

    …receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.” Psalm 34:8 — “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” Mark…

  6. David Livingstone (For Teens) · Ochorus Originals

    Shupanga cites Psalm 34:18

    …unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.” — Psalm 34:18 (ASV) Blocked at Kebrabasa, Livingstone turned up the Shire River. Above it he found…

  7. Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd · Ochorus Originals

    Lungan cites Psalm 34:18

    …nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit” (Psalm 34:18, ASV). The Studds left Lungan with broken health and, it may be supposed, with broken…

  8. Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 34:18

    …in grief sent a nine-year-old into the world alone. Scriptures to revisit Psalm 27:10; Psalm 34:18; Isaiah 49:15. Reflection 1. Is there an old disappointment with God you have never…

  9. Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone · Ochorus Originals

    Shupanga cites Psalm 34:18

    …unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.” — Psalm 34:18, ASV Ma-Robert This book has said a good deal about what Mary Livingstone suffered. It…

  10. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    The best things work for good to the godly cites Psalm xxxiv. 10

    …wants? There is a promise. “They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing” (Psalm xxxiv. 10). If it is good for us, we shall have it; if it is not good for us, then the withholding…

  11. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    George Müller — The Man Who Prayed Orphans Fed cites Psalm 34:8

    …faithfulness. The Psalmist had understood this: “Taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34:8, NIV). Müller had tasted, repeatedly, and he never lost his appetite. One of the most…

  12. The Key Teachings of John Bunyan · Ochorus Originals

    The Slough of Despond cites PSALM 34:18

    …is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. PSALM 34:18 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Have you ever been in the Slough — overwhelmed with fears…

  13. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 1, Chapter 16 — The World, Created by God, Still Cherished and Protected by Him cites Ps. 34:15

    …Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth,” (Ps. 34:15, 16), let us be assured that all creatures above and below are ready at his service, that…

  14. Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix a: Lessons from the Life of David Livingstone cites Psalm 34:18

    …die. God is near in such grief. “Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart” (Psalm 34:18, ASV). 19. Be Present to Your Children Robert died in a prison camp in America under a…

  15. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    May cites Psa. xxxiv. 1

    …the guide of our life.—J. R. Miller. May 18 His praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psa. xxxiv. 1. Let not thy praises be transient—a fit of music, and then the instrument hung by the…

  16. Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 34:18

    …Shupanga, and he saw, too late, what their marriage had cost her. Scriptures to revisit Psalm 34:18; 2 Corinthians 6:10. Reflection 1. What does contrition look like after a loss we helped…

  17. Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 34:22

    …slowness, and the faithfulness of God in loneliness. Scriptures to revisit Psalm 113:3; Psalm 34:22; 1 Corinthians 9:19-23. Reflection 1. What might be the “fur gloves” in your witness? 2.…

  18. Growing in Wisdom · Ochorus Originals

    Dealing with Failure and Discouragement cites Psalm 34:18

    …"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." — Psalm 34:18 Biblical Examples of Second Chances Peter denied Jesus three times and wept in shame. Yet…

  19. A Retrospect (For Teens) · Hudson Taylor

    One Cash Left cites Psalm 34:10

    …young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.” — Psalm 34:10 (ESV) By now Taylor had settled in Ningpo and had done something that made the money…

  20. Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 34:18

    …were part of the cost of sowing in China. Scriptures to revisit Psalm 126:5-6; Job 1:21; Psalm 34:18. Reflection 1. How do you measure faithfulness when results are few? 2. What do you make…

  21. Real Questions – Book 1 · Ochorus Originals

    If God Is Good, Why Did Someone I Love Die? cites Psalm 34:18

    …doesn’t watch our pain from far away, unmoved. “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted” (Psalm 34:18). Your grief matters to Him. Why does God allow it? The Bible does give some answers to…

  22. The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds · Ochorus Originals

    Call upon Me in the Day of Trouble cites PSALM 34:6

    …This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. PSALM 34:6 He noticed that the same trouble can soften one person and harden another. Pharaoh was…

  23. The Pursuit of God · A. W. Tozer

    Apprehending God cites Psa. 34:8

    O taste and see.—Psa. 34:8 It was Canon Holmes, of India, who more than twenty-five years ago called attention to…

  24. The Pursuit of God · A. W. Tozer

    The Gaze of the Soul cites Psa. 34:5

    …over him. "They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed" (Psa. 34:5). "Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the…

  25. Real Questions – Book 1 · Ochorus Originals

    If I’m Depressed, Is My Faith Weak? cites Psalm 34:18

    …is mindful that we are dust” (Psalm 103:14). And “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted” (Psalm 34:18). What to do Tell someone. A parent, a trusted adult, a youth leader, a school…

  26. Daughters of the King – 30 Days with God for Girls – Book 1 · Ochorus Originals

    Conclusion: Beloved cites Psalm 34:5

    …“Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.” — Psalm 34:5 (BSB)

  27. Real Questions – Book 2 · Ochorus Originals

    What About Christians Who Hurt People? cites Psalm 34:18

    …them. And to the hurt, He is the opposite. “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted” (Psalm 34:18). Of Jesus it was said, “A bruised reed He will not break” (Isaiah 42:3). The people who…

  28. Real Questions – Book 2 · Ochorus Originals

    What If I Hurt Myself? cites Psalm 34:18

    …Himself: “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). He “heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3). He doesn’t stand…

  29. The Bruised Reed (For Teens) · Richard Sibbes

    Bruised cites Psalm 34:18

    …nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” — Psalm 34:18 (KJV) Sibbes begins by talking about what it means to be bruised. He does not mean just…

  30. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 3 — Regeneration by Faith cites Ps. 34:14

    …in simple and homely terms, but clearly, when they say, “Depart from evil, and do good,” (Ps. 34:14). “Wash you, make you clean, put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes…

  31. The Key Teachings of Hannah Whitall Smith · Ochorus Originals

    Introduction cites PSALM 34:8

    …is good. O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. PSALM 34:8 That is the question to carry through these pages. Not, how do I feel about God today?…

  32. The Key Teachings of Jeanne Guyon · Ochorus Originals

    From Montargis to the Bastille cites PSALM 34:19

    Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. PSALM 34:19 A devout and restless childhood. Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe was born on the…

  33. The Key Teachings of Jeanne Guyon · Ochorus Originals

    Praying the Scripture cites PSALM 34:8

    …tasted. O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. PSALM 34:8 This is the heart of the matter. Praying the Scripture is not reading followed by…

  34. The Key Teachings of Athanasius of Alexandria · Ochorus Originals

    Death Trampled Underfoot cites PSALM 34:8

    …over it.” O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. PSALM 34:8 And he goes further. A dead man can do nothing; his influence ends at the grave. But…

  35. The Key Teachings of Augustine of Hippo · Ochorus Originals

    The Fields and Palaces of Memory cites PSALM 34:8

    …peace. O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. PSALM 34:8 Remembering rightly What does this mean for us? At least this: memory is not a filing…

  36. The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones · Ochorus Originals

    Spiritual Depression cites PSALM 34:18

    …is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. PSALM 34:18 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Ask honestly whether you are living far below your…

  37. The Key Teachings of A. W. Tozer · Ochorus Originals

    A Reader’s Guide to A. W. Tozer cites PSALM 34:8

    O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. PSALM 34:8 Tozer wrote only a handful of books with his own hand. Much of what now bears his name…

  38. The Key Teachings of John Bunyan · Ochorus Originals

    Sell Him, Sell Him cites PSALM 34:19

    …Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. PSALM 34:19 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. If you have ever feared that you committed the unpardonable…

  39. The Key Teachings of Jonathan Edwards · Ochorus Originals

    A Divine and Supernatural Light cites PSALM 34:8

    …cannot supply and the taste conveys instantly. O taste and see that the Lord is good. PSALM 34:8 Edwards called this the sense of the heart, and distinguished it sharply from what he…

  40. The Key Teachings of Richard Baxter · Ochorus Originals

    Counsel for the Melancholy cites PSALM 34:18

    …is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. PSALM 34:18 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. ISAIAH 42:3…

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