Psalms 34:17-21 in English

¹⁷ The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰ He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

¹⁷ O Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, mine only-begotten one from the lions.

¹⁸ I will give thanks to thee even in a great congregation: in an abundant people I will praise thee.

¹⁹ Let not them that are mine enemies without a cause rejoice against me; who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.

²⁰ For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in their anger.

²¹ And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

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

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰ He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

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

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰ He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

¹⁷ O Lord, when will you look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, my only-begotten one from the lions.

¹⁸ I will give thanks to you even in a great congregation: in an abundant people I will praise you.

¹⁹ Let not them that are my enemies without a cause rejoice against me; who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.

²⁰ For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in their anger.

²¹ And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it.

¹⁷ The righteous cried, and the LORD heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles.

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

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰ He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

¹⁷ Yahweh hears righteous people when they call out to him; he rescues them from all their troubles.

¹⁸ Yahweh is always ready to help those who are discouraged; he rescues those who have nothing good to hope for.

¹⁹ Righteous people may have many troubles, but Yahweh rescues them from all those troubles.

²⁰ Yahweh protects them from being harmed; when their enemies attack them, they will not break any bones of those righteous people.

²¹ Wicked people will be killed by their own evil deeds (OR, by people doing to them the same evil things that the wicked do to others) PRS, and Yahweh will punish those who oppose righteous people.

¹⁷ O Lord, when will you look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, my only-begotten one from the lions.

¹⁸ I will give thanks to you even in a great congregation: in an abundant people I will praise you.

¹⁹ Let not them that are my enemies without a cause rejoice against me; who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.

²⁰ For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in their anger.

²¹ And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

²⁰ He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

²⁰ He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

²⁰ He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

¹⁷ The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.

¹⁹ Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

²⁰ He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and Jehovah heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ Jehovah is nigh to those that are of a broken heart, and saveth them that are of a contrite spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the adversities of the righteous, but Jehovah delivereth him out of them all:

²⁰ He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall destroy the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall bear their guilt.

¹⁷ Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou soul from their malice: my only one from the lions.

¹⁸ I will give thanks to thee in a great church; I will praise thee in a strong people.

¹⁹ Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: who have hated me without cause, and wink with the eyes.

²⁰ For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile.

²¹ And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said: Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it.

¹⁷ But when his people call out for help, he hears them and rescues them from all their troubles.

¹⁸ The Lord is close beside those who are broken-hearted; he saves those whose spirits are crushed.

¹⁹ Those who do right have many problems, but the Lord solves all of them.

²⁰ He keeps them safe—not a single one of their bones will be broken.

²¹ Evil kills the wicked. Those who hate good people will suffer for their wrongdoing.

¹⁷ The righteous crie, and the Lord heareth them, and deliuereth them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ The Lord is neere vnto them that are of a contrite heart, and will saue such as be afflicted in Spirite.

¹⁹ Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the Lord deliuereth him out of them all.

²⁰ He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

²¹ But malice shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous, shall perish.

¹⁷ (34-18) They cried, and the LORD heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ (34-19) The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

¹⁹ (34-20) Many are the ills of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰ (34-21) He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.

²¹ (34-22) Evil shall kill the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty.

¹⁷ (צ) The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, And delivereth them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ (ק) The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

¹⁹ (ר) Many are the afflictions of the righteous: But the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰ (ש) He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.

²¹ (ת) Evil shall slay the wicked: And they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

¹⁷ (34:18) Those cry, and the Lord heareth, and from all their distresses he delivereth them.

¹⁸ (34:19) The Lord is nigh unto those that are broken-hearted: and he saveth those that are of a contrite spirit.

¹⁹ (34:20) Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but out of them all the Lord ever delivereth him.

²⁰ (34:21) He watcheth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

²¹ (34:22) The evil will slay the wicked: and they who hate the righteous shall incur guiltiness.

¹⁷ O Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, Mine only begotten one from the lions.

¹⁸ I will give thanks to thee even in a great congregation: In an abundant people I will praise thee.

¹⁹ Let not them that are mine enemies without a cause rejoice against me; Who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.

²⁰ For to me they spoke peaceably, But imagined deceits in their anger.

²¹ And they opened wide their mouth upon me; They said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, And delivereth them from all their troubles.

¹⁸ The LORD is near to them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But the LORD delivereth him from them all.

²⁰ He guardeth all his bones; Not one of them shall be broken.

²¹ Calamity destroyeth the wicked, And they who hate the righteous suffer for it.

¹⁷ When righteous cry, they are heard by the Lord, and he saves them from all their distresses.

¹⁸ The Lord is near to the broken-hearted, he helps those whose spirit is crushed.

¹⁹ Many misfortunes befall the righteous, but the Lord delivers them out of them all.

²⁰ He guards all their bones, none are broken.

²¹ Misfortune will slay the ungodly; those who hate the righteous are doomed.

¹⁷ When righteous cry, they are heard by the Lord, and he saves them from all their distresses.

¹⁸ The Lord is near to the broken-hearted, he helps those whose spirit is crushed.

¹⁹ Many misfortunes befall the righteous, but the Lord delivers them out of them all.

²⁰ He guards all their bones, none are broken.

²¹ Misfortune will slay the ungodly; those who hate the righteous are doomed.

¹⁷ The upright cry, and Adonai sh'ma ·hears obeys·, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ Adonai is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Adonai delivers him out of them all.

²⁰ He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the upright shall be condemned.

¹⁷ The righteous cry out and Yahweh hears and he rescues them from all their troubles.

¹⁸ Yahweh is close to the brokenhearted, and he saves those who are crushed in spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the troubles of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers them out of them all.

²⁰ He keeps all his bones, not one of them will be broken.

²¹ Evil will kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

²⁰ He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

²⁰ He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

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

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰ He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

²⁰ He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

²⁰ He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

¹⁷ Just or rightwise men cried, and the Lord heard them; and delivered them from all their tribulations.

¹⁸ The Lord is nigh to them that be of troubled heart; and he shall save meek men in spirit.

¹⁹ Many tribulations be of just or rightwise men; and the Lord shall deliver them from all these or them.

²⁰ The Lord keepeth all the bones of them; one of those or them shall not be broken.

²¹ The death of sinners is worst; and they that hate a just or rightwise man shall trespass.

¹⁷ Just men cried or The rightwise cried, and the Lord heard them; and delivered them from all their tribulations (or and he rescued, or saved, them from all their troubles).

¹⁸ The Lord is nigh to them that be of troubled heart; and he shall save meek men in spirit. (The Lord is near to those who have a troubled heart; and he saveth those whose spirit is meek, or is humble.)

¹⁹ Many tribulations be of just men; and the Lord shall deliver them from all these. (Many troubles be to the righteous; but the Lord shall rescue, or save, them out of all of them.)

²⁰ The Lord keepeth all the bones of them; one of those shall not be broken. (The Lord guardeth, or keepeth safe, all their bones; not one of them shall be broken.)

²¹ The death of sinners is worst; and they that hate a just man shall trespass. (The death of sinners is brought about by the Worst or Evil bringeth about the death of sinners; and those who hate the righteous shall be punished.)

¹⁷ They cried, and Jehovah heard, And from all their distresses delivered them.

¹⁸ Near is Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.

¹⁹ Many are the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.

²⁰ He is keeping all his bones, One of them hath not been broken.

²¹ Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.