The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.

What it means

Heartbreak can feel like abandonment. The psalm says it is the opposite: the broken are the ones held closest. You are not far away when you are hurting.

The source

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted." Psalms said it in Psalm 34:18. Translated from the original Hebrew by Spartan Surfers.

"קָרוֹב יְהוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב"

Original Hebrew, Psalm 34:18. Text read at github.com.

Who said it

The Hebrew Bible (c. 10th–5th century BC). Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah and the other books of wisdom and courage. Our translations from the Hebrew of the Leningrad Codex, with the King James wording alongside.

Questions

What does "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted." mean?

Heartbreak can feel like abandonment. The psalm says it is the opposite: the broken are the ones held closest. You are not far away when you are hurting.

Who said "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted."?

Psalms (c. 10th–5th century BC). Source: Psalm 34:18.

What is the original Hebrew?

קָרוֹב יְהוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב. Translated from the original Hebrew by Spartan Surfers.

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"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted." (Psalms, Psalm 34:18, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/the-lord-is-close-to-the-brokenhearted