Psalms 34:17

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Psalms 34:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible

15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.

16 But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

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

18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

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

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Psalms 34:6

This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.

Psalms 34:15

The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.

Psalms 34:19

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

Psalms 91:15

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

Psalms 145:18

The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.

Psalms 145:19

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

Psalms 145:20

The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.

2 Chronicles 32:20

In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,

2 Chronicles 32:21

and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.

2 Chronicles 32:24

In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.

Isaiah 65:24

Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Acts 12:5

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.

Acts 12:6

On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.

Acts 12:7

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.

Acts 12:8

“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

Acts 12:9

So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.

Acts 12:10

They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

Acts 12:11

Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”