Psalm 34:18

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 34:18

Psalms 34:18The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken ,heart: and sayeth such as be of a contrite spirit. The broken heart and its Divine RestorerThe Lord is nigh. Now to be nigh to one object is to be more or less distant from others. So is it with men, and human language is employed to represent what is here told us of God. He cannot really be far from any heart. But, in a very deep sense, He is nigh the broken heart--to help, to comfort, to save.I. Look at the broken heart and contrite... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 34:18

Psa 34:18 The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Ver. 18. The Lord is nigh unto them, &c. ] More nigh than the bark is to the tree, for he is with them and in them continually; pouring the oil of his grace into these broken vessels, quorum corda peccata eorum non amplius retinent, sed, ut vas fracture, effundunt, saith Aben Ezra here, whose hearts retain not their sins any longer, but pour them out as water before the Lord. ... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 34:18

is nigh: Psalms 75:1, Psalms 85:9, Psalms 119:151, Psalms 145:18, Isaiah 55:6 unto them: etc. Heb. to the broken of heart, Psalms 51:17, Psalms 147:3, Isaiah 61:1, Luke 4:18 such as: etc. Heb. the contrite of spirit, 2 Kings 22:19, Isaiah 57:15, Isaiah 66:2, Ezekiel 36:26, Ezekiel 36:31 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 26:24 - let him deliver 2 Chronicles 34:27 - thine heart Psalms 109:16 - slay Proverbs 16:19 - to be Jeremiah 44:10 - humbled Joel 2:13 - rend Matthew 5:3 - the poor read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 34:18

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.Nigh — Ready to hear and succour them.To — Those whose spirits are truly humbled under the hand of God, and the sense of their sins, whose hearts are subdued, and made obedient to God's will and submissive to his providence. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:15-22

15-22. These closing words are devoted to an earnest digest of the moral government of God in redeeming the humble and contrite, and punishing the wicked. Broken heart… contrite spirit Comp. Psa 51:17 ; 1 Samuel 16:7. Saveth Besides the national salvation of the covenant people, the Old Testament rises often to the New Testament apprehension of the salvation of individuals, whether Jew or Gentile, of a given class, in the text denominated those of a “contrite spirit.” Thus, also, it... read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 34:18

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 34:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 34:18

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 34:18

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 34:15-22

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