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Psalms 34:6
6This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles.
Context of Psalms 34:6
4I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. 5Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. 7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. 8Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
Read all of Psalms 34Psalms 34:6 word by word
זֶ֤ה עָנִ֣י קָ֭רָא וַיהוָ֣ה שָׁמֵ֑עַ וּמִכָּל־צָ֝רוֹתָ֗יו הוֹשִׁיעֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 34:6
- Psalms 3:4I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
- Psalms 10:17You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
- Psalms 40:17But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.
- Psalms 66:16Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.
- Psalms 34:17The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.
- Genesis 48:16the Angel who has delivered me from all harm —may he bless these boys. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they increase greatly on the earth.”
- 2 Samuel 22:1David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
- Revelation 7:14I answered, “Sir, you know.” And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have 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
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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
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