Psalms 34:17 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Psalms 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

Psalms 34:16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

Psalms 34:17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

Psalms 34:18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Psalms 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "righteous", "lord", "heareth", "delivereth", and "troubles". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "righteous" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "The face of the LORD is against..." into verse 18's "The LORD is nigh unto them that...", so "righteous" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "righteous" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.