Psalm 34:17

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

Cross-reference

Psalm 34:6 Parallel

Psalm 34:6 gives a personal example of the poor man crying and being heard, illustrating the principle in Psalm 34:17.

Psalm 34:15 Parallel

Psalm 34:15 states that the LORD's ears are toward the righteous' cry, providing the basis for the hearing in Psalm 34:17.

Psalm 34:19 Parallel

Psalm 34:19 expands on Psalm 34:17 by noting that though the righteous have many afflictions, the LORD delivers them all.

Psalm 91:15 Parallel

Psalm 91:15 echoes the same promise: when the righteous call, God answers and delivers — reinforcing the certainty of divine rescue.

Psalm 145:18-20 expands on God's nearness to those who call in truth, hearing their cry and saving them — directly paralleling the deliverance promise.

Psalm 145:19 echoes this promise: God hears the cry of those who fear Him and saves them, reinforcing the same pattern of deliverance.

2 Chronicles 32:21 Historical context

2 Chronicles 32:21 shows the LORD's deliverance after Hezekiah's cry — an angel destroys the Assyrian army, fulfilling the promise of rescue.

2 Chronicles 32:24 Historical context

2 Chronicles 32:24 recounts Hezekiah's prayer in illness and God's answer — another demonstration of the LORD hearing and delivering the righteous.

Isaiah 65:24 intensifies the promise: God answers before they even call — showing an even more immediate response than Psalm 34:17's 'when they cry'.

Acts 12:5-11 shows the church praying for Peter and an angel freeing him — a NT fulfillment of the pattern: cry for help, divine deliverance.

Exodus 14:10 records Israel crying out to the LORD as the Egyptians pursue — a classic example of the righteous crying for help in trouble.

2 Samuel 4:9 has David declaring the LORD has redeemed his life from every adversity — a personal testimony matching the deliverance promise.

Acts 7:10 Parallel

Acts 7:10 shows this principle in action: God rescued Joseph from all his afflictions, just as He delivers the righteous who cry out.

2 Chronicles 32:20 Historical context

2 Chronicles 32:20 records Hezekiah and Isaiah crying to heaven in distress — a concrete example of the righteous crying for help that Psalm 34:17 promises God hears.

1 Samuel 26:24 has David expressing hope that the LORD will deliver him from all tribulation — a personal echo of the promise in Psalm 34:17.

1 John 5:14 Parallel

1 John 5:14 adds the condition of praying according to God's will, expanding on the assurance that God hears the righteous.