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Psalms 34:4

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

KJV

Confundantur et revereantur quærentes animam meam ; avertantur retrorsum et confundantur cogitantes mihi mala.

Vulgate

αἰσχυνθείησαν καὶ ἐντραπείησαν οἱ ζητοῦντες τὴν ψυχήν μου, ἀποστραφείησαν εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω καὶ καταισχυνθείησαν οἱ λογιζόμενοί μοι κακά.

LXX

I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

ASV

גַּדְּל֣וּ לַ/יהוָ֣ה אִתִּ֑/י וּ/נְרוֹמְמָ֖ה שְׁמ֣/וֹ יַחְדָּֽו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִגְדַּ֣ל
ygdl
verb · 114×
יַחְדָּ֑ו
ychdv
noun · 141×
רָ֖ם
rm
verb · 189×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

When the holy Abba Antony lived in the desert he was beset by accidie, and attacked by many sinful thoughts. He said to God, "Lord, I want to be saved but these thoughts do not leave me alone; what shall I do in my affliction? How can I be saved?" A short while afterwards, when he got up to go out, Antony saw a man like himself sitting at his work, getting up from his work to p…

Cross-references

  • 1John 3:22 — And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
  • 1Sam 21:12 — And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
  • 1Sam 27:1 — And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair
  • 2Chr 15:2 — And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake
  • 2Cor 7:5 — For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
  • 2Cor 12:8 — For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
  • 2Tim 1:7 — For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
  • Exod 3:7 — And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
  • Exod 18:4 — And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
  • Gen 32:9 — And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
  • Gen 33:4 — And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
  • Heb 5:7 — Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
  • Isa 12:2 — Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
  • Jonah 2:2 — And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
  • Luke 11:9 — And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
  • Luke 11:9 — And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
  • Matt 7:7 — Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
  • Ps 3:4 — I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
  • Ps 18:6 — In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
  • Ps 22:24 — For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
  • Ps 27:1 — The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
  • Ps 31:22 — For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
  • Ps 34:19 — Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
  • Ps 46:2 — Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
  • Ps 56:3 — What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
  • Ps 56:3 — What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
  • Ps 57:7 — My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
  • Ps 64:1 — Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
  • Ps 77:1 — I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
  • Ps 86:7 — In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
  • Ps 107:19 — Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.
  • Ps 112:7 — He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
  • Ps 116:1 — I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
  • Ps 138:3 — In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.