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Nearקָרוֹבis YHWHיְהוָהto the brokenלְנִשְׁבְּרֵיin heart,לֵבand the crushedוְאֶת דַּכְּאֵיin spiritרוּחַhe saves.יוֹשִׁיעַ
Psalms 34:18
Study it in the app“Near is YHWH to the broken in heart, and the crushed in spirit he saves.”
God is near the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spiritComfort
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 34:18, word by word
- Nearקָרוֹבkarov
near
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “karov” appears- is YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- to the brokenנִשְׁבְּרֵיnishbre
crush
To break pride; "a broken heart".
Where else “nishbre” appears- in heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- and the crushedדַּכְּאֵיdake
crushed
Broken within, humbled.
Where else “dake” appears- in spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- he savesיוֹשִׁיעַyoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “yoshia” appears
The context
17They cried out, and YHWH heard, and from all their distresses he delivered them.
18 · This verse (above)
19Many are the evils of the righteous, but from all of them YHWH delivers him.