Psalms 34:18

spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart - Margin, as in Hebrew: “to the broken of heart.” The phrase, “the Lord is nigh,” means tha...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a (l) broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. (l) When they seem to be swallowed up with...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXXIV. Yahweh's Care for His Own. An acrostic Ps., the letter Waw being omitted as in Psalms 25. Yahweh's care of the poor who fear Him. Psalms...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

18. Jehovah is nigh to those who are broken of heart. David here exemplifies and extends still more the preceding doctrine, that God is the...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 554 THE BROKEN AND CONTRITE IN HEART ENCOURAGED Psalms 34:18 . The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. A broken heart - נשברי לב nishberey Web, the hea...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart— God is near to all men: for in him they all live: but he is near to the broken in heart in a...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. The Lord is nigh ... Though He "dwells in...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The reliability of this title ( A Psalm of David; when he feigned madness (RM) before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed) is doubtful, b...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 34:1-22 THE occasion of this psalm, according to the superscription, was that humiliating and questionable episode, when David pretended in...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Salvation of the Contrite Psalms 34:11-22 Psalms 34:11-14 : The gist of this exhortation is quoted by Peter in his first Epistle. See 1...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this psalm praise is personal. After the chorus of the last we have a solo full of feeling. It tells of the goodness of Jehovah and that in order...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These are all so many charming additions of the security and blessedness of the people of God, and so plain as to need no comment.
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 32 Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday ( Morning ). Psalms 32-34 = Day 6 ( Evening ).
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The Lord [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ,.... Who are pressed and bore down with afflictions, by the sorrow of heart under which the...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart Ready to hear and succour them; though, by the course of his providence toward them, he may s...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

An Exhortation to Fear God; The Privileges of the Righteous. 11 Come,...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nigh; ready to hear and succour them; though by the severe course of his providence towards them he seems to themselves and others to stand afar of...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

5). He Stresses YHWH's Deep Concern For His Own And His Deep Hatred Of Evil (15-20). Psalms 34:15-20 GH ‘The eyes of YHWH are towards the right...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This psalm is assigned by the superscription to the occasion when David, persecuted by Saul, fled to the Philistines, and being brough...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 34:18 One idea is embodied in these two sentences. According to a very common construction in the book of Psalms and in the book of Proverb...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 34:1 . I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. «Others may do what they please, and murmur, and c...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

The title of this Psalm is, «A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech (or, Achish); who drove him away, and he departed.» It r...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. What a sweet resolve! Oh, that every one of us who...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

«A psalm of David when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.» It was a very painful exhibition, and one in w...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 34:1 . I will bless the LORD at all times: «At dark times, and bright times when I am alone, and when I am in company; when I feel like do...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 34:6 . This poor man cried. David, a prince yesterday, was poor to-day; an exile among his enemies, and destitute of friends. Yesterday, Sa...
The Biblical Illustrator

I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. A devout hymn I. an exemplification of true praise. 1. It i...
The Biblical Illustrator

The 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 Restorer Th...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS is the third of the alphabetical psalms, and appears to have a special connection with the second of them, Psalms 25:1-19 . L...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Teaches True Piety
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, whose self-righteousness and selfishness have been broken at the root by the thunderbolt of th...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 22:19 ; Ezekiel 36:26 ; Ezekiel 36:31 ; Isaiah 55:6 ; Isaiah 57:15 ; Isaiah 61:1 ; Isaiah 66:2 ; Luke 4:18 ; Psalms 147:3 ; Psalms...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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...

¹⁸ The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 34:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 34:18