Psalms 34:6

Psalms 34:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
• New International Version (NIV)This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
• New King James Version (NKJV)This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

Context of Psalms 34:6

4I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears. 5They looked unto him, and were radiant; And their faces shall never be confounded. This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. 7The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them. 8Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.

Psalms 34:6 word by word

זֶ֤ה עָנִ֣י קָ֭רָא וַיהוָ֣ה שָׁמֵ֑עַ וּמִכָּל־צָ֝רוֹתָ֗יו הוֹשִׁיעֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 34:6

• Psalms 3:4I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. [Selah
• Psalms 10:17Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
• Psalms 40:17But I am poor and needy; Yetthe Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.
• Psalms 66:16Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
• Psalms 34:17The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.
• Genesis 48:16the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
• 2 Samuel 22:1And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
• Revelation 7:14And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Commentaries on Psalms 34:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6This poor man cried - עני זה zeh ani, "This afflicted man," David.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6This poor man cried - The psalmist here returns to his own particular experience. The emphasis here is on the word “this:” “This poor, afflicted, persecuted man cried.” There is something much more touching in this than if he had merely said “I,” or “I myself” cried. The language brings before us at once his afflicted and miserable condition. The word “poor” here - עני ‛ânı̂y - does not mean “poor” in the sense of a want of wealth, but “poor” in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The psalmist describes his experiences of answered prayer.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-75-7. God's favor to the pious generally, and to himself specially, is celebrated. looked--with desire for help. lightened--or, "brightened," expressing joy, opposed to the downcast features of those who are ashamed or disappointed (Psa 25:2, 3).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 34:6

• Faith
• Poor
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• Achish
• Affliction
• Dumb
• Fear
• Lack
• Lighten
• Nigh
• Nob
• Open

Commentaries on Psalms 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings